From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Structural regular expressions Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:23:11 +0900 Message-ID: <87iq2dt3w0.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <loom.20100907T212314-566@post.gmane.org> <AANLkTimYvE0aqrG-OQxuY6BTca7ngzrfQUa62mOxyV=+@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20100907T222143-475@post.gmane.org> <87sk1lt4uf.fsf@gmail.com> <jwvsk1kaav2.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> <pvhphbi0wq0d.fsf@gmx.li> <jwvlj7c9ura.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> <46875.130.55.118.19.1284065220.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> <AANLkTimUS7zL77TGiWoEdS+=nuww=TSABKMZuSiYPaCc@mail.gmail.com> <E1Ou5lY-0006Jj-MB@fencepost.gnu.org> <AANLkTi=dv8n40x-rTtz@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20100910T221237-941@post.gmane.org> <5C7E009338A34E35BB58F0C877A8AD9E@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1284171812 26527 80.91.229.12 (11 Sep 2010 02:23:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:23:32 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 11 04:23:31 2010 Return-path: <emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org> 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 4.69) (envelope-from <emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>) id 1OuFkZ-0004Jn-2J for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:23:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41609 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OuFkY-0001ts-0N for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:30 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=48477 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OuFkS-0001tn-JY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org>) id 1OuFkR-0001mE-Pj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:24 -0400 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:48570) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org>) id 1OuFkR-0001m1-KL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:23 -0400 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org>) id 1OuFkP-0004Hj-Sw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:23:21 +0200 Original-Received: from 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.154.125]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for <emacs-devel@gnu.org>; Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:23:21 +0200 Original-Received: from miles by 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for <emacs-devel@gnu.org>; Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:23:21 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 13 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Cancel-Lock: sha1:GOOznFQPFSCcgNZVZkQV8Thhh8c= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel> List-Post: <mailto:emacs-devel@gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=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:129942 Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/129942> "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@Oracle.Com> writes: > That's the real point, I believe: the paper touts the use of regexps > to divide text into chunks that match - chunks that are not > necessarily lines, in order to then act on those chunks in some way. Not a good base, I think -- regexps are not really powerful enough to do the job well. -Miles -- Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.