[Bug libgcj/20435] regex pattern compiling bug

ziga at gcc dot gnu dot org gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Sat May 28 20:12:00 GMT 2005


------- Additional Comments From ziga at gcc dot gnu dot org  2005-05-28 18:06 -------
Confirmed.  This regular expression makes use of possessive quantifiers (?+, *+,
++, {n,m}+), which gnu.regexp doesn't support currently.  I've written some
Mauve test cases[1] for possessive quantifiers and will be sending a patch
adding the necessary support to classpath-patches shortly.

[1] http://sources.redhat.com/ml/mauve-patches/2005/msg00049.html


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