Re: 4.9 configure error etch debian flex not found

[Jan-Henrik Haukeland]

On 22. apr. 2007, at 23.53, Mark Lewis wrote:

> # ./configure
> ...
> checking for flex... no
> checking for lex... no
> configure: error: monit requires flex, not lex
>
> Checked the archives for this error couldnt see similar - just  
> thought I'd check with you guys before I searched for and installed  
> flex - can someone tell me why I need this installed to install monit?

Flex is a lexical analyzer used by the control file parser. Flex is  
only needed when building monit from source. You may instead consider  
installing a binary version looking here http://www.tildeslash.com/ 
monit/download/packages.php

Best regards
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Jan-Henrik Haukeland
http://tildeslash.com/