Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6042: regex: Exception for: wregex exp(L"fo(o|b)ar \\1", regbase::extended)

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6042: regex: Exception for: wregex exp(L"fo(o|b)ar \\1", regbase::extended)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-20 15:50:44

#6042: regex: Exception for: wregex exp(L"fo(o|b)ar \\1", regbase::extended)
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  Reporter:  thomas_linder_puls@…            |       Owner:  johnmaddock   
      Type:  Bugs                            |      Status:  closed        
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                |   Component:  regex         
   Version:  Boost 1.47.0                    |    Severity:  Not Applicable
Resolution:  fixed                           |    Keywords:                
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Comment (by johnmaddock):

 Right - POSIX extended regular expressions don't support backreferences -
 use Perl compatible re's if you want that feature.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6042#comment:2>
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