Re: [Boost-users] Regex: Invalid preceding regular expression, problem

From: Brian Krahmer (brian_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-31 12:37:37

> Nope there's a bug in the options you are using - boost::regex::extended 
> enables the "POSIX extended" flavour of regular expressions - and these 
> don't support non-greedy repeats.  Use boost::regex::perl if you want to use 
> these (since you are using Perl-style regexes).
>
> HTH, John. 
>   

That helps very much.  Thanks for clearing that up for me, John.

brian