Re: [pcre-dev] PCRE 7.3 release candidate for testing

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Sheri wrote:

> Could you imagine telling users where <LF> is in effect, it is
> illigitimate to search for \n ?

No, but that's not a fair comparison. That is a search for a *complete
newline sequence*. The equivalent is searching for \r\n, at least in
<CRLF> mode, not for just \n. I admit it does get weird in these "any"
modes. They have turned out to be a mare's nest/can of worms/quicksand/
that I rather wish I hadn't ventured into.

I'm thinking about your other points.

Philip

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Philip Hazel, University of Cambridge Computing Service.