void gras_ddt_parse_pointer_close(void);
void gras_ddt_parse_pointer_string_init(const char *string_to_parse);
void gras_ddt_parse_pointer_string_close(void);
+
+/* prototypes of the functions offered by flex */
+int gras_ddt_parse_get_lineno (void);
+FILE *gras_ddt_parse_get_in (void);
+FILE *gras_ddt_parse_get_out (void);
+int gras_ddt_parse_get_leng (void);
+char *gras_ddt_parse_get_text (void);
+void gras_ddt_parse_set_lineno (int line_number );
+void gras_ddt_parse_set_in (FILE * in_str );
+void gras_ddt_parse_set_out (FILE * out_str );
+int gras_ddt_parse_get_debug (void);
+void gras_ddt_parse_set_debug (int bdebug );
+int gras_ddt_parse_lex_destroy (void);