From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-09-14T19:20:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby regex engine behavior question

>>>>> "D" == Daniel Berger <djberg96@hotmail.com> writes:

D> In Perl, \G means end-of-last-match, and since end-of-last-match was
D> at start-of-string, \G can't possibly match at one character into the
D> string:

 This is one way to say it, another is

  * on a zero length match, perl prohibit the second zero length match

  * on a zero length match, ruby move its internal cursor


Guy Decoux