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demerphq wrote: > 2009/12/11 Juerd Waalboer <juerd@convolution.nl>: >> karl williamson skribis 2009-12-10 22:29 (-0700): >>> It was our intention that 5.12 would use strict Posix definitions >>> rigourously for all these, >> In that case I'm entirely fine with the change, provided of course that >> perldelta documents the change as such. >> >>> except the perl made-up extension, [[:Word:]], which has no Posix >>> definition. >> Changing the bracket expressions to strict POSIX semantics is an >> incompatible change. Why keep [:word:]? Not that I really mind, but >> strict interpretation usually doesn't come with exceptions. Belaboring the point: But it is strict interpretation. All Posix defined constructs are rigorously Posix. This is not a Posix construct; it looks like one, but it isn't one. > > if we restrict [:word:] to the ascii definition of \w we historically > have had then we stay true to the spirit of the POSIX definitions > while getting our underbar too and providing a work around for \w's > strange behaviour. Exactly > > Yves >Thread Previous | Thread Next