siiky 2017-02-27 13:22:31
im trying to compile nethack and it complains `lex` is missing, doing `apt-cache search '\' | grep '\'` i get 5 different entries so im a bit confused... can someone tell me which package (if any) provides lex?
Shadow_7 2017-02-27 13:26:54
siiky: can you be more specific? lex.h ?
loader 2017-02-27 13:27:19
siiky: you probably want the flex package
siiky 2017-02-27 13:27:22
Shadow_7: no, its not a header, its a command
Shadow_7 2017-02-27 13:28:17
siiky: so apt-file find bin/lex ? looks like flex or flex-old meets the reqs
phogg 2017-02-27 13:28:50
siiky: when a packaged version exists I recommend apt-get build-dep as a way to satisfy dependencies without much effort.
siiky 2017-02-27 13:29:12
loader: (y) thank you, flex did it
siiky 2017-02-27 13:29:25
Shadow_7: i didnt know about apt-file :o
loader 2017-02-27 13:29:30
siiky: no problem
siiky 2017-02-27 13:30:03
phogg: ah build-dep didnt even occur to me
Shadow_7 2017-02-27 13:30:04
siiky: it's the magic that always brings me back to debian. ubuntu finally got a clue on 16.04+
Shadow_7 2017-02-27 13:30:28
siiky: pkgfile on arch or dnf don't quite have the same certainty
Rackham 2017-02-27 13:38:33
:)
