Well, ok, one "language" is just a subset of the other (guess I didn't
communicate that), but they are still distinct and still cause for
concern.
However, I think that if we're going to write this DFA at all, then the
user SHOULD have the choice of using it for normal regex matchs, by
specify
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 07:39:33AM -0700, Dave Storrs wrote:
> > How about instead we build the DFA [regex engine], with its more
> > limited syntax, but it must be manually turned on by use of a flag
> > (similar to the 'o' precompiled fla
On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Bart Lateur wrote:
[...]
> different either. I too think that the input file separator should have
> regexish features, if the programmer wishes so. Now, one can only set $/
[...]
> My thoughts would be: a DFA regex engine, i.e. a state machine which is
> controlled by the n
