From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: regexp-quote missing escapes in grouping constructs - Bug? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:21:35 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1213395780 31903 80.91.229.12 (13 Jun 2008 22:23:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:23:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Miles Bader To: "MON KEY" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 14 00:23:43 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K7HgI-0007Sp-J5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:23:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40795 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K7HfU-000097-MY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K7HfQ-00008E-Sa for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:44 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K7HfQ-000078-5z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43609 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K7HfP-00006u-SI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:43 -0400 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:39761) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K7HfM-00060z-EP; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:40 -0400 Original-Received: from ceviche.home (vpn-132-204-232-72.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.72]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m5DMMve3019140; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:58 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 31B82B4087; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:21:35 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (MON KEY's message of "Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:36:07 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 2 Rules triggered HAS_X_HELO=0, RV3038=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:99154 Archived-At: > Y. but why are the "?" a"[" and "+" getting escaped regardless of the > presence of a preceding \ whereas the alternative "|" inside the > grouping construct isn't? Please read the Elisp manual's section about regular expressions. Stefan