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regexp does not work as documented

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org,
        koppel <at> ece.lsu.edu, 192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#192: regexp does not work as documented
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:04:56 +0200

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >   - I originally observed the bug in po-mode (part of GNU gettext), in
> >     a function po-find-span-of-entry which essentially only calls
> >     re-search-backward and re-search-forward.
> 
> Please try and reproduce the problem there and send us a recipe.

After deeper investigation, the bug in po-mode was not directly related:
I had used a regexp which was not designed for use with re-search-backward.
This bug is closed now. <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?23177>

Thank you Stefan for bringing me on the right track.

Bruno

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