[issue2636] Regexp 2.6 (modifications to current re 2.2.2)

[Amaury Forgeot d'Arc]

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <amauryfa at gmail.com> added the comment:

> > These features are to bring the Regexp code closer in line 
> > with Perl 5.10
> 
> Why 5.1 instead of 5.8 or at least 5.6?  Is it just a scope-creep issue?

5.10.0 comes after 5.8 and is the latest version (2007/12/18)! 
Yes it is confusing.

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