From: Benzinger, Ralph (ralph.benzinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-22 04:34:52
> > The following behavior seems to be a bug:
> >
> > * regex '([a-c]+)\1' finds 'abcabc' at offset 0 in text 'abcabc'
>
> That looks correct.
>
> > * regex '([abc]+)\1' finds 'bcbc' at offset 1 in text 'abcbc'
>
> That looks correct.
>
> > * regex '([a-c]+)\1' finds nothing in text 'abcbc' ???
>
> It should 'bcbc' if you're calling regex_search and nothing if you're
> calling regex_match.
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. All tests use regex_grep. In the last example, however, regex_grep _doesn't_ find "bcbc", even though it should. I would assume it's an issue with regex_compile, as the only difference between (2) and (3) is the way the set is defined.
Ralph