[Pan-users] Posix vs. Perl regular expressions

[Charles Kerr]

On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 11:44:00PM -0400, Johan Ovlinger wrote:

> I also like python's regexp docs: I can't tell you how close to posix they
> are, but they are where I turn for info.
> 
> http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/re-syntax.html

Given that most people use the Python syntax nowadays, Pan should
probably start using pcre (perl-compatable regular expression library).

Feel free to make a bugzilla ticket; I'd probably put this in 0.14.4 --
pcre is portable, small, and has no dependencies.