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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@cambridgesiliconradio.com>
To: zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: Should we backup this change? RE: Modifier substitutions.
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:59:37 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0FSY00CA66BCLS@la-la.cambridgesiliconradio.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: "Your message of Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:00:05 +0400." <000001bfa50d$83d622b0$21c9ca95@mow.siemens.ru>

> BTW where are these (#s) and (#e) useful? The patterns in parameter
> expansions are anchored by definition; the patterns in conditional
> expressions/case statements are anchored to full word as well. Could you
> provide example where you cannot do without (#s)/(#b)?

In alternatives.  Try reading the manual entry.

> In any case, this is additional argument in favour of backing out this
> change (assuming, that these (#s)/(#b) really work).

If they worked here it would certainly simplify substitutions; although
there are ways of doing most things with the existing anchors, they are
even less readable and memorable (and that's saying something).

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@cambridgesiliconradio.com>
Cambridge Silicon Radio, Unit 300, Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0XL, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070


  reply	other threads:[~2000-04-13  9:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-04-06  9:15 Peter Stephenson
2000-04-06  9:32 ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-06 12:49   ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 12:26   ` Should we backup this change? " Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 12:34     ` Sven Wischnowsky
2000-04-12 14:53       ` Bart Schaefer
2000-04-12 15:06         ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-12 20:54           ` Peter Stephenson
2000-04-13  6:00             ` Andrej Borsenkow
2000-04-13  8:59               ` Peter Stephenson [this message]
2000-05-04  7:02         ` Let's do it " Andrej Borsenkow
2000-05-04 15:56           ` Peter Stephenson
2000-05-05 13:32             ` PATCH:RE: Let's do it RE: Should we backup this change? RE: Modifiersubstitutions Andrej Borsenkow
2000-05-05 14:26               ` PATCH: substitution anchors Peter Stephenson
2000-05-05 14:52                 ` Bart Schaefer
2000-05-05 14:55                   ` Andrej Borsenkow

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