On 29 July 2010 20:25, Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> wrote:
> Reuben Thomas wrote:
>> /* This data structure represents a compiled pattern.  Before calling
>>    the pattern compiler, the fields `buffer', `allocated', `fastmap',
>>    `translate', and `no_sub' can be set.  After the pattern has been
>>    compiled, the `re_nsub' field is available.  All other fields are
>>    private to the regex routines.  */
>>
>> Note in particular that last sentence. Is is true? Looking at the code
>> suggests the opposite
>
> Also, in grep/src/dfasearch.c the not_eol field is being set right before
> re_match and re_search.

Thanks. I guess I should report this documentation bug somewhere, but
where? (As mentioned in a recent message to this list, I've not had
much mileage from reporting similar things to glibc in the past.)

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