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Re: [perl #109798] '/e' regexp modifier is not recognized by re pragma

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From:
Ronald J Kimball
Date:
February 5, 2012 13:33
Subject:
Re: [perl #109798] '/e' regexp modifier is not recognized by re pragma
Message ID:
20120205213302.GA66401@penkwe.pair.com
On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 07:46:55PM +0100, demerphq wrote:
> On 5 February 2012 19:27, Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com> wrote:
> > But why mention /ee distinct from /e?  It's not special.
> > You can have /eee and /eeee if you want.  eeeeetc.
> 
> Yes I know, but /ee and /eeee are synonyms. And /ee *is* distinct from
> /e. See the docs for more details.

/ee and /eeee are not synonyms.  /ee performs two evals; /eeee performs
four.

Ronald

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