> Here's an example. Let's make the syntax extra pukey: @#, where # is
> 1-9, defines a `named procedure', which is the same thing as putting
> something in braces in Sam.
>
> x/.*\n/ @1{ ( @1 ) | @1 ( @1 ) ( ) | }
>
x/re/ repeatedly sets . with matches until the input
is exhausted. so i don't think i understand your example.
how does /.*\n/{(.*\n)|.*\n(.*\n)|} match anything
but the tautological .*\n|? for example, if the input
is "line1\nline2\n", then . is in turn "line1\n" and "line2\n",
and both match .*\n|.
where do the actions go in your example?
- erik
