On 02.12.13 19:41, Marc Weber wrote:
> > I do not remember clearly, but was not it suggested to take PCRE syntax? I
> > do not remember any discussions suggesting taking PCRE and replacing parser
> > code, but I may have missed something.
> I don't remember wether it was public. Facts: PCRE is fast, it already
> implements what Bram had in mind, it even has JIT support.
> But yes, it would be PCRE syntax, too. (Is this good or bad?).
Bad, I suggest.
Posix EREs are powerful, and standard across many utilities.
What is important here is that a new regex dialect need not be learnt
for every utility we use. Productivity results from leveraging learning
across tools.
Erik
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