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Re: Documentation for the regexp module
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Documentation for the regexp module |
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:16:27 -0700 |
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On 01/24/2011 01:57 PM, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
>
> POSIX BREs and EREs
>
> And the GNU extensions that we should all be supporting by default
> :).
>
> Just to be sure. By importing the 'regex' gnulib module and including
> REG_EXTENDED in the cflags parameter of regcomp we can be sure that we
> are supporting the GNU extensions, right?
For now, yes.
Eventually, we should provide two modules:
regex-posix (only what POSIX requires)
regex-gnu (also all GNU extensions)
and have regex become regex-gnu (similar to other modules, like getopt).
But when that day comes, it will be listed in NEWS.
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-801-349-2682
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