From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-05-15T17:13:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp Error?


"ts" <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:200405141521.i4EFLOj03962@moulon.inra.fr...
> >>>>> "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

This reminds me of the mathematician that found an epsilon so small, that -
if you divided it in halves - it was already negative. :-)

Cheers

    robert