[perl #132666] [REGEX] [PARSER] Escaped hash character `\#` is somtimes parsed incorrectly

On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:05:29 -0800, sml...@gmail.com wrote: > These regexes parse and run fine (they match a single `#` character): > > /\#/; > /^\#/; > > But this one doesn't: > > /^ \#/; > > The error thrown, is: > > ===SORRY!=== > Regex not terminated. > at -e:1 >

[perl #132666] [REGEX] [PARSER] Escaped hash character `\#` is somtimes parsed incorrectly

On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:05:29 -0800, sml...@gmail.com wrote: > These regexes parse and run fine (they match a single `#` character): > > /\#/; > /^\#/; > > But this one doesn't: > > /^ \#/; > > The error thrown, is: > > ===SORRY!=== > Regex not terminated. > at -e:1 >

[perl #132666] [REGEX] [PARSER] Escaped hash character `\#` is somtimes parsed incorrectly

# New Ticket Created by Sam S. # Please include the string: [perl #132666] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=132666 > These regexes parse and run fine (they match a single `#` character): /\#/; /^\#/; Bu