Re: string-match bug?

["Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> But simply by convention, isn't it?
> 
> No: it's the most consistent behavior, i.e. a natural consequence of the
> usual rules obeyed by regular expressions.
> 
>> Aren't
>>     (string-match "" "a")
>> and
>>     (string-match "" "")
>> different cases in some perspective?
> 
> How 'bout
> 
>      (string-match "b" "ba")
> vs
>      (string-match "b" "b")
> 
> 
> -- Stefan
> 

OK, see the point. As said, I can perfectly live with the "0".

OTOH still remains the empty string a special case of match, which could be signaled
in it's quality difference.

BTW, lacking any practical case, where a change would pay, I don't suggest one...


Andreas