Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 01:30:56 GMT From: Marian Cerny <jojo@matfyz.cz> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/70507: RE in BUG section of re_format(7) in obsolete notation Message-ID: <200408160130.i7G1UuJc086940@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200408160140.i7G1eMGY068741@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 70507
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: RE in BUG section of re_format(7) in obsolete notation
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 16 01:40:22 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Marian Cerny
>Release: FreeBSD 5.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD potvorka 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #2: Sat Aug 14 14:06:07 CEST 2004
majo@potvorka:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/POTVORKA i386
>Description:
Shouldn't this paragraph in BUGS section in manual page of re_format:
Back references are a dreadful botch, posing major problems for efficient
implementations. They are also somewhat vaguely defined (does
`a\(\(b\)*\2\)*d' match `abbbd'?). Avoid using them.
be
Back references are a dreadful botch, posing major problems for efficient
implementations. They are also somewhat vaguely defined (does
`a((b)*\2)*d' match `abbbd'?). Avoid using them.
because `a\(\(b\)*\2\)*d' is in obsolete notation? Or does this bug concern only the obsolete REs?
>How-To-Repeat:
man 7 re_format
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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