Martin Gregorie wrote: > On Fri, 2010-03-12 at 08:15 +0200, Henrik K wrote: > > >> Why don't you simply maintain your wordlists in some files and use a script >> to generate portmanteau.cf? You could use Regexp::Assemble module to >> optimize also. Who cares what the actual rules look like? The more words >> (simple alternations) there are in a single RE, the better it performs. If >> you want clarity in the cf, keep the original words listed in a comment >> block. >> >> > > - does the order of alternations have any effect on performance or > is alphabetic order good enough? It would certainly make rule > generation simpler.
I believe Regexp::Assemble will optimize the RE for you, so it shouldn't matter what order the words are listed. For a non-optimized RE, you should list shorter or more common options first. -- Bowie
