Andreas Schwab wrote: > a g <mewa...@gmail.com> writes: > >> regex_test "a[^x]*?a" "a1a2a" > > <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap09.html#tag_09_04_06>: > > 9.4.6 EREs Matching Multiple Characters > [...] > The behavior of multiple adjacent duplication symbols ('+', '*', '?', > and intervals) produces undefined results. > > Andreas. ---
Sorry, late to conversation, but reading email. There was a time in QA that "undefined results" and bug was synonymous. That a spec would say that is lame. Personally, I think if it isn't compatible with the Perl Regex, it's a bug, but that's purely informed personal bias. :-) -l
