From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-05-15T00:21:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp Error?

>>>>> "R" == Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> writes:

R> Definitely!  What strikes me odd is, that the engine must know start and
R> end of the match.  So it could relaize that end is at the end.

 Well you can have another explanation in 'man 7 regex' (linux) (or another
 way to see it)

    Match  lengths  are  measured in characters, not collating elements.  A
    null string is considered longer than no match at  all.

 It's in the case of null string vs no match


Guy Decoux