On Dec 14, 2011, Brian Raven <[email protected]> wrote: 

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> Subject: Re: RE: File::Find::Rule problem
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> > I have tried running both scripts without being able to reproduce the
> > problem. But then I am running Perl 5.14.1 and File::Find::Rule
> > version 0.33, so it could be version specific.
> >
> > I notice that the Changes file for the module has...
> >
> > 0.33 Monday 19th September, 2011
> > Fixes the case where name("foo(*") hits an error with mismatched
> > parentheis. Reported by Jan Engelhardt.
> >
> > It might be worth upgrading File::Find::Rule to the later version
> > (Perl as well, if you can). It might make a difference.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brian Raven
> >
>

>There is no need to escape meta characters, or compile a string into a regex, 
>as File::Find::Rule::name does that anyway to any parameter that isn't a regex 
>(using Text::Glob::glob_to_regex - check the source).

>Can you say more about your problem with regular expressions? A small example 
>perhaps?

Hmm, my mistake. I retested my sample program and FFR now works perfectly for 
both plain strings and qr// regexes. I'm all set.

Arvin
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