I think it had more to do with a) the fact that it's non-standard syntax and b) compiling in the regex library would unnecessary bloat the binary.
See pcre.org for a free (non-GPL) regex library that has proven to work nicely with SQLite. :) -T On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Griggs, Donald <donald.gri...@allscripts.com> wrote: > Regarding: "...No regexp() user function is defined by default..." > > The reason, if I recall correctly, is that the regexp routines that were > available were GPL'd and would mess with the licensing of sqlite. > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
