Author: Sheri Date: To: pcre-dev Subject: Re: [pcre-dev] PCRE 7.3 release candidate for testing
Philip Hazel wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Sheri wrote:
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>> Could you imagine telling users where <LF> is in effect, it is
>> illigitimate to search for \n ?
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> 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
>
> FWIW, for my own usage ANYCRLF has been just fine, wonderful even :D.
That's the reason it became our default. Perhaps there will be fewer
issues for less informed users when there's a metacharacter for ANYCRLF.
