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@@ -3,10 +3,19 @@ changes between releases of flex
See the file COPYING for copying conditions
+* version 2.5.8
+
+** a new --posix option generates scanners with posix-style abc{1,3}
+ compatible parsing, see manual for the screwy details
+
* version 2.5.7
+** configure.in now includes a call to AC_PREREQ to enforce the
+ requirement for autoconf at least 2.50 (This only effects you if
+ you're doing flex development.)
+
** configure now uses autoconf's versioning information and configure
-** --help reports the bug-reporting address for flex
+ --help reports the bug-reporting address for flex
** test suite now only reports success versus failure; reporting
skipped is problematic under the current setup