Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>
>> I think it would need to be benchmarked. My faint recollection is that
>> the re-entrant lexers are slower.
>>
>
> The flex documentation states in so many words:
>
> The option `--reentrant' does not affect the performance of the scanner.
>
> Do you feel a need to verify their claim?
>
>
>
No, I'll take their word for it. I must have been thinking of something
else.
cheers
andrew