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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