On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 08:43:31PM -0400, Terry Reedy wrote: [...]
I think the following version of the last four lines is correct and clearer.
As the target string is scanned, REs separated by "|" are tried from left to right. When one pattern completely matches, that branch is accepted. This means that once A matches, B will not be tested further, even if it would produce a longer overall match. Well IMHO this one is better, thanks.
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Doc bugs like this can (and should be) reported on SourceForge just like program bugs. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470 I'll do it. I think it can be clearer.
ps. Thanks to Bob Halley for excellent explanation with the code ;-) -- [ Wojtek Walczak - gminick (at) underground.org.pl ] [ http://gminick.linuxsecurity.pl/ ] [ "...rozmaite zwroty, matowe od patyny dawnosci." ]