Re: [Boost-users] REG_PERLEX

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-10 14:08:16

Phil Hystad wrote:
> Does anyone know the definition of REG_PERLEX?
>
> I am using the regex/regcomp traditional unix/posix API supported by
> Boost Regular Expression library.  On a Windows 32 bit platform we are
> forced to use REG_PERLEX on the regcomp flags argument whereas for the
> same application we get by using a zero flag value on regcomp on
> platforms: Mac OS X and Linux.

REG_PERLEX allows the engine to accept Perl style regular expressions - what 
kind of expressions are you using, and what differences do you observe on 
the different platforms - there shouldn't really be any difference in 
behaviour.

John.