fslex

What is the difference between lex/yacc and fslex/fsyacc?

I'm learning F# because I'd like to write a lexer and parser. I have a tiny bit of experience with this sort of processing but really need to learn it properly as well as F#. When learning the lexing/parsing functionality of F#, is studying lex and yacc sufficient? Or are there some differences that means code for lex/yacc will not wor...

FSLex example solution?

Hi! I've been using C/lex for a long time and would like to use F#/fslex now. I'm comparably well off in C# and in the process of learning F#. The only thing is that I can't see any project example or template where fslex is properly included in the Visual Studio build process. Does anyone know where I can find one? Lots of Greetings! V...

Expecting a LexBuffer<char> but given a LexBuffer<byte> The type 'char' does not match the type 'byte'

Type mismatch. Expecting a LexBuffer<char> but given a LexBuffer<byte> The type 'char' does not match the type 'byte' This is the error message that I am getting while using fslex. I have tried manually checking every single occurrence of lexbuf and its type. It's LexBuffer<char> everywhere. But still the compiler i...

F# 2.0 with Powerpack 2.0, fslex error 1

In namespace RSLispV3.RunTime: http://pastebin.com/XNb9qi11 LispParser.fsy: http://pastebin.com/pymF1Vvm LispLexer.fsl: http://pastebin.com/pfXdDuxs I got in MSBuild the PowerPacks targets, calling them from the .fsprog. When building with VS2008 I get error: "fslex.exe" exited with code 1. Help? ...

Crazy errors with FsLex and FsYacc

I am trying to compile this project: http://ramon.org.il/Here.zip But I get a bunch of non-sense errors. They got text I am familiar with, but in the position there is nothing like that (like unexpected ')' at an empty row). Help me, please! ...

FsLex changed with latest PowerPack?

I've been working on a compiler for a while but after changing to PowerPack 1.9.9.9 and the release version of VS2010 I'm no unable to compile the following line: let lexbuf = Lexing.from_string text I get the following two error: "The value, constructor, namespace or type 'from_string' is not defined" pretty obviopus what it's trying...

FSLex Unknown Error

Hi everybody, I got some problem with my FSLex which I can't solve... All I know is that fslex.exe exited with code 1... The F# code at the top was tested in F# Interactive, so the problem isn't there (I can't see how). Lexer: http://pastebin.com/qnDnUh59 And Parser.fsi: http://pastebin.com/sGyLqZbN Thanks, Ramon. ...