[racket] Using lex and yacc

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Mark Carter <mcturra2000 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Are there any examples on using lex and yacc, as I'm having trouble getting
> started. I am trying to write a simple calculator. Here's what I've got so far:
>
> #lang racket/base
>
> (require parser-tools/lex)
>
> (define lex (lexer
>             ((:+ "[0-9]") (values 'int (string->number lexeme)))
>             ((:+ whitespace) null)
>             ((:: "+") (values 'plus 0))
>             ((:: "-") (values 'minus 0))
>             ((:: "*") (values 'mult 0))
>             ((:: "/") (values 'div 0))))
>
> When I try to compile it, I get
>   regular-expression: undefined operator in: (:+ "[0-9]")
> How do I correct this?

I think you missed the part of the documentation that says:

    The regular expression language is not designed to be used directly,
    but rather as a basis for a user-friendly notation written with
    regular expression macros. For example, parser-tools/lex-sre
    supplies operators from Olin Shivers’s SREs, and
    parser-tools/lex-plt-v200  supplies (deprecated) operators from the
    previous version of this library. Since those libraries provide
    operators whose names match other Scheme bindings, such as * and +,
    they normally must be imported using a prefix:

      (require (prefix-in : parser-tools/lex-sre))

    The suggested prefix is :, so that :* and :+ are imported. Of
    course, a prefix other than : (such as re-) will work too.

Cheers,
Sam