From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-05-14T23:21:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp Error?

>>>>> "S" == Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@adslhome.dk> writes:

S> ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> wrote:
S> [snip] 
>> What do you expect with ?
>> 
>> /(.*).*/ =~ "abc"

S> According to the left-most-longest rule.. I would guess the output
S> should be ["abc", "abc"].. 

 Then you have make .* match *twice* :-)

 If the regexp can't match the empty string in the second .* (because it's
 included in the first), it must not give a result


Guy Decoux