On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 08:56:39PM -0700, Larry Wall wrote: > On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 09:33:37AM -0500, Patrick R. Michaud wrote: > : Also, A05 proposes incorrect alternatives to the above > : > : /[:w[]foo bar]/ # null pattern illegal, use <null> > : /[:w()foo bar]/ # null capture illegal, and probably undesirable > : /[:w\bfoo bar]/ # not exactly the same as above > : > > I would just like to point out that you are misreading those.
Ouch, you're right! I've been looking at patterns too long, I guess -- thanks for the correction. > Speaking of which, it seems to me that :p and :c should allow an > argument that says where to start relative to the current position. > In other words, :p means :p(0) and :c means :c(0). I could also see > uses for :p(-1) and :p(+1). Sounds good to me. Pm
