Some random English speaker from the Internet consider the following sentence from the previous standard ambiguous:
The sentence: '' Consistent with the whole match being the longest of the leftmost matches, each subpattern, from left to right, shall match the longest possible string. '' Link to the forum post: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/629435/257903 The current wording proposed wording for the next TC '' Consistent with XXA for which XXB, each YYA shall ... for which YYB. '' may deserve a structural overhaul: > 2025年2月18日 13:35，Niu Danny <[email protected]> 写道： > > Apologies for the mangled URL, Microsoft Outlook insist on safety. > Sending to the list since the issue tracker is under maintenance. > > We aren't seem to be defining *subpattern* and *subexpression*, > may be we're using them consistently? But it'd be nice if > these 2 terms defined explicitly. > >> 2024年12月25日 22:40，Austin Group Bug Tracker via austin-group-l at The Open >> Group <[email protected]> 写道： >> >> >> A NOTE has been added to this issue. >> ====================================================================== >> https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1857 >> ====================================================================== >> Reported By: dannyniu >> Assigned To: >> ====================================================================== >> Project: 1003.1(2024)/Issue8 >> Issue ID: 1857 >> Category: Base Definitions and Headers >> Type: Error >> Severity: Objection >> Priority: normal >> Status: Interpretation Required >> Name: DannyNiu/NJF >> Organization: Individual >> User Reference: >> Section: 9.1 Regular Expression Definitions # and others. >> Page Number: 179-180 and others >> Line Number: 6366-6368 and others. >> Interp Status: Approved >> Final Accepted Text: >> https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1857#c6919 >> ====================================================================== >> Date Submitted: 2024-09-14 12:54 UTC >> Last Modified: 2024-12-25 14:40 UTC >> ====================================================================== >> Summary: Several problems with the new "lazy" regex >> quantifier. >> ====================================================================== >> Relationships ID Summary >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> related to 0001877 ISO editors Issue 8 comment 068 >> ====================================================================== >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> (0007033) dannyniu (reporter) - 2024-12-25 14:40 >> https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1857#c7033 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Is anyone aware of this article: >> https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-02508-3_6 >> >> I haven't bought the chapter, but the abstract seem to imply that certain >> instances of complex expressions have behavior that varies across different >> implementations. >> >> If that's true, could we add some informative texts warning developers the >> potential of difference in interpretation and to use strict unambiguous >> subset of the features offered in ERE? >> >> Issue History >> Date Modified Username Field Change >> ====================================================================== >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu New Issue >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu Name => DannyNiu/NJF >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu Organization => Individual >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu Section => 9.1 Regular >> Expression Definitions # and others. >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu Page Number => 179-180 and >> others >> 2024-09-14 12:54 dannyniu Line Number => 6366-6368 and >> others. >> 2024-09-20 08:05 dannyniu Note Added: 0006879 >> 2024-09-20 08:07 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006879 >> 2024-09-20 08:13 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006879 >> 2024-09-23 08:56 geoffclare Note Added: 0006880 >> 2024-09-24 10:46 geoffclare Note Added: 0006881 >> 2024-09-24 10:46 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006881 >> 2024-09-24 11:54 dannyniu Note Added: 0006882 >> 2024-09-24 12:08 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006882 >> 2024-09-24 12:09 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006882 >> 2024-09-24 12:11 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006882 >> 2024-09-24 12:12 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006882 >> 2024-09-24 14:04 geoffclare Note Added: 0006883 >> 2024-09-25 08:28 dannyniu Note Added: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 08:30 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 08:33 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 08:42 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 08:43 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 11:36 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006884 >> 2024-09-25 13:17 geoffclare Note Added: 0006885 >> 2024-09-25 15:08 dannyniu Note Added: 0006886 >> 2024-09-25 15:17 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006886 >> 2024-09-25 15:23 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006886 >> 2024-09-25 15:27 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006886 >> 2024-09-25 22:10 steffen Note Added: 0006887 >> 2024-09-25 22:33 steffen Note Added: 0006888 >> 2024-09-25 22:36 steffen Note Added: 0006889 >> 2024-09-26 04:02 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006886 >> 2024-09-26 06:50 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006886 >> 2024-09-26 08:41 geoffclare Note Added: 0006890 >> 2024-09-26 11:43 dannyniu Note Added: 0006891 >> 2024-09-26 11:50 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006891 >> 2024-09-26 12:16 geoffclare Note Added: 0006892 >> 2024-09-26 12:17 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006892 >> 2024-09-26 13:27 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006881 >> 2024-09-26 13:28 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006881 >> 2024-09-26 13:30 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006892 >> 2024-09-27 07:09 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006885 >> 2024-09-27 11:34 dannyniu Note Added: 0006896 >> 2024-09-27 11:37 dannyniu Note Edited: 0006896 >> 2024-09-27 15:51 steffen Note Added: 0006897 >> 2024-09-30 09:26 geoffclare Note Added: 0006898 >> 2024-10-02 02:07 dannyniu Note Added: 0006899 >> 2024-10-03 09:12 geoffclare Note Added: 0006900 >> 2024-10-03 09:14 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006900 >> 2024-10-03 09:15 geoffclare Note Edited: 0006900 >> 2024-10-17 15:24 geoffclare Note Added: 0006919 >> 2024-10-17 15:25 geoffclare Interp Status => Pending >> 2024-10-17 15:25 geoffclare Final Accepted Text => >> https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1857#c6919 >> 2024-10-17 15:25 geoffclare Status New => >> Interpretation >> Required >> 2024-10-17 15:25 geoffclare Resolution Open => Accepted As >> Marked >> 2024-10-17 15:26 geoffclare Tag Attached: tc1-2024 >> 2024-10-17 16:22 agadmin Interp Status Pending => Proposed >> 2024-10-17 16:22 agadmin Note Added: 0006920 >> 2024-11-19 11:53 agadmin Interp Status Proposed => Approved >> 2024-11-19 11:53 agadmin Note Added: 0006963 >> 2024-11-19 12:11 geoffclare Relationship added related to 0001877 >> 2024-12-01 12:43 dannyniu Note Added: 0006979 >> 2024-12-03 15:11 geoffclare Note Added: 0006982 >> 2024-12-25 14:40 dannyniu Note Added: 0007033 >> ====================================================================== >> >> >
