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1  ChangeLog for PCRE  ChangeLog for PCRE
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4  Version 7.2 01-May-07  Version 7.2 05-June-07
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7   1. If the fr_FR locale cannot be found for test 3, try the "french" locale,   1. If the fr_FR locale cannot be found for test 3, try the "french" locale,
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21      stack recursion. This gives a massive performance boost under BSD, but just      stack recursion. This gives a massive performance boost under BSD, but just
22      a small improvement under Linux. However, it saves one field in the frame      a small improvement under Linux. However, it saves one field in the frame
23      in all cases.      in all cases.
24    
25   6. Added more features from the forthcoming Perl 5.10:   6. Added more features from the forthcoming Perl 5.10:
26    
27      (a) (?-n) (where n is a string of digits) is a relative subroutine or      (a) (?-n) (where n is a string of digits) is a relative subroutine or
28          recursion call. It refers to the nth most recently opened parentheses.          recursion call. It refers to the nth most recently opened parentheses.
29    
30      (b) (?+n) is also a relative subroutine call; it refers to the nth next      (b) (?+n) is also a relative subroutine call; it refers to the nth next
31          to be opened parentheses.          to be opened parentheses.
32    
33      (c) Conditions that refer to capturing parentheses can be specified      (c) Conditions that refer to capturing parentheses can be specified
34          relatively, for example, (?(-2)... or (?(+3)...          relatively, for example, (?(-2)... or (?(+3)...
35    
36      (d) \K resets the start of the current match so that everything before      (d) \K resets the start of the current match so that everything before
37          is not part of it.          is not part of it.
38    
39      (e) \k{name} is synonymous with \k<name> and \k'name' (.NET compatible).      (e) \k{name} is synonymous with \k<name> and \k'name' (.NET compatible).
40    
41      (f) \g{name} is another synonym - part of Perl 5.10's unification of      (f) \g{name} is another synonym - part of Perl 5.10's unification of
42          reference syntax.          reference syntax.
43    
44   7. Added two new calls to pcre_fullinfo(): PCRE_INFO_OKPARTIAL and   7. Added two new calls to pcre_fullinfo(): PCRE_INFO_OKPARTIAL and
45      PCRE_INFO_JCHANGED.      PCRE_INFO_JCHANGED.
46    
47   8. A pattern such as  (.*(.)?)*  caused pcre_exec() to fail by either not   8. A pattern such as  (.*(.)?)*  caused pcre_exec() to fail by either not
48      terminating or by crashing. Diagnosed by Viktor Griph; it was in the code      terminating or by crashing. Diagnosed by Viktor Griph; it was in the code
49      for detecting groups that can match an empty string.      for detecting groups that can match an empty string.
50    
51     9. A pattern with a very large number of alternatives (more than several
52        hundred) was running out of internal workspace during the pre-compile
53        phase, where pcre_compile() figures out how much memory will be needed. A
54        bit of new cunning has reduced the workspace needed for groups with
55        alternatives. The 1000-alternative test pattern now uses 12 bytes of
56        workspace instead of running out of the 4096 that are available.
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58    
59  Version 7.1 24-Apr-07  Version 7.1 24-Apr-07
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