GNU bug report logs - #74861
31.0.50; etags no longer processing shy groups as expected in --regex options

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Message #14 received at 74861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Daniel Villeneuve <dvilleneuve.4142 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 74861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74861: 31.0.50; etags no longer processing shy groups as
 expected in --regex options
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:54:29 +0200

> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:00:24 -0500
> Cc: 74861 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Daniel Villeneuve <dvilleneuve.4142 <at> gmail.com>
> 
> Thanks for analyzing this.
> This looks like a silent change.
> Maybe etags' documentation should reflect this, as currently the man
> page still says "The syntax of regexps is the same as in emacs."
> which is no longer true.

I've updated the docs to say that shy groups are not supported.

Paul, are there other known differences between glibc/Gnulib regexp
and the Emacs regexp that are worth documenting?

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