Re: [pcre-dev] (*SKIP:NAME) when (*MARK:NAME) is in assertio…

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Author: ND
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Subject: Re: [pcre-dev] (*SKIP:NAME) when (*MARK:NAME) is in assertion
On 2018-07-13 16:08, ph10 wrote:
>When SKIP has a name, it backtracks until it hits a MARK with the same
> name.
>

Why it need to backtrack?
Why not do a "bumpalong" advance to the next starting character strait
away?

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