Re: [PATCH] fall back to glibc matcher if a MBCSET is found

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 09/13/2010 11:20 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> > Note that the test is unconditionally XFAILed unless you use
> >  --without-included-regex.
>
> Using --without-included-regex is risky, because it tells grep
> to use the libc-supplied regex functions, no matter how many
> flaws they have -- flaws that would be avoided if it*did*  use
> the package-provided version.

Yes, that's why I preferred to push the gnulib change and avoid 
mentioning --without-included-regex.

The problem with the gnulib regex module is that you have to balance the 
features of the system regex, and the known stability of the gnulib 
module.  It's hard to do.

Paolo