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On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:21:39   
 Brent Dax wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
># Just read (skimmed) apocalypse 5, had one concern - it looks 
># like we are on a serious collision course with parsing the 
># various *mls.
># 
># before:
># 
># m#<a href="a"><img src="sss"><!banner>..etc#
># 
># after
># 
># m#\<a\ href="a"\>\<img\ src="sss"\>\<!banner\>#
>
>That's intentional.  What will that regex do with this?
>
>       <a  href="a"><img src='sss'><!banner>
>
>That's interpreted the same way, but typed a bit differently.  It won't
>match your regex.
>
>The moral of the story is that you should not try to parse the *MLs with
>regexen--use modules instead.
>
>--Brent Dax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>@roles=map {"Parrot $_"} qw(embedding regexen Configure)
>
>Early in the series, Patrick Stewart came up to us and asked how warp
>drive worked.  We explained some of the hypothetical principles . . .
>"Nonsense," Patrick declared.  "All you have to do is say, 'Engage.'"
>    --Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual
>
>


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