Re: regex.c simplification

[Stefan Monnier]

>> does etags use regexps internally, or only to handle
>> user-provided "--regex" arguments?
>> More specifically, does it come with its own set of hardcoded regexps?
> No, etags uses the regexp code only for --regex arguments. It would of
> course be simpler to disable --regex on platforms lacking the glibc regex
> API. However, my impression is that etags --regex gets some use. For
> example:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21283687/what-do-you-put-in-your-standard-etags-regex-calls
> http://xahlee.info/comp/ctags_etags_gtags.html

I was thinking of just always using the libc regexp code (whether it's
GNU libc or something else).


        Stefan