Re: [PATCH] add compiled regexp primitive lisp object

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Danny McClanahan <dmcc2@hypnicjerk.ai> writes:

> This is a first attempt at a lisp-level API for explicit regexp
> compilation. I have provided the entire diff inline in this email
> under the impression that this will make it easier to discuss the
> specifics--I do apologize if diffs above a certain size should
> always be attached as patch files in the future.
>
> The result of this change is that pre-compiled regexp objects constructed by
> `make-regexp' will have the lifetime of standard lisp objects, instead of
> being potentially invalidated and re-compiled upon every call to `string-match'.

No comments on the patch from me, I am just curious, did you notice any
performance improvements?  Or is this just cleaning up the codebase?

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	Philip Kaludercic on peregrine