Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:20:02 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: docs/5708: Small bug in re_format(7) manual page. Message-ID: <199802141720.JAA14357@hub.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/5708; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
To: Oliver Fromme <oliver.fromme@heim3.tu-clausthal.de>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: docs/5708: Small bug in re_format(7) manual page.
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 11:14:21 -0600
Oliver Fromme wrote:
>
> That is NOT the bug that I was reporting. The manpage IS
> incorrect in saying that there is no equivalent for the
> functionality of "+" and "?" in basic REs. I'm sorry if
> my description wasn't clear enough.
>
> "+" in extended REs is equivalent to "\{1,\}" in basic REs,
> and "?" in extended REs is equivalent to "\{0,1\}" in basic
> REs. I think that I expressed this quite clear in the diff
> that I included with my PR.
Ah! <:} I understand now. Sorry.
> Should I re-open this with another PR, or can we get it
> fixed without that?
No need for a new PR let me try to come up with a new wording
and I will let you review it.
Steve
> Regards
> Oliver
>
> --
> Oliver Fromme, Leibnizstr. 18-61, 38678 Clausthal, Germany
> (Info: finger userinfo:olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de)
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