In the file directory in the carto framework the carto_file_lex.c is included in the svn. This is the only place where this happens. It might be a good idea, but I think we should be consistent everywhere.
Therefore, the first question is: should we generate the .c from the .l every time, or should we provide directly the .c in the svn ? In the case we choose the second option, I prefer if we use one of the latest (and greatest) versions of flex, as it generate more "-pedantic" friendly code, and the code is actually even capable on compiling on Windows. Thanks, george. "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." Martin Luther King