add or remove a bit, only one other definition need change. */
typedef unsigned reg_syntax_t;
+/* If this bit is set, then even *?, +? and ?? match greedily. */
+#define RE_ALL_GREEDY (1)
+
/* If this bit is not set, then \ inside a bracket expression is literal.
If set, then such a \ quotes the following character. */
-#define RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS (1)
+#define RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS (RE_ALL_GREEDY << 1)
/* If this bit is not set, then + and ? are operators, and \+ and \? are
literals.
starting range point, the range is ignored. */
#define RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES (RE_NO_BK_VBAR << 1)
-/* If this bit is set, then an unmatched ) is ordinary.
- If not set, then an unmatched ) is invalid. */
-#define RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD (RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES << 1)
-
/* If this bit is set, succeed as soon as we match the whole pattern,
without further backtracking. */
-#define RE_NO_POSIX_BACKTRACKING (RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD << 1)
+#define RE_NO_POSIX_BACKTRACKING (RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES << 1)
+
+/* If this bit is set, then an unmatched ) is ordinary.
+ If not set, then an unmatched ) is invalid. */
+#define RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD (RE_NO_POSIX_BACKTRACKING << 1)
/* This global variable defines the particular regexp syntax to use (for
some interfaces). When a regexp is compiled, the syntax used is
(RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS | RE_DOT_NOT_NULL \
| RE_NO_BK_PARENS | RE_NO_BK_REFS \
| RE_NO_BK_VBAR | RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES \
- | RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD)
+ | RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD | RE_ALL_GREEDY)
#define RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_AWK \
(RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EXTENDED | RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS)
#define RE_SYNTAX_GREP \
(RE_BK_PLUS_QM | RE_CHAR_CLASSES \
| RE_HAT_LISTS_NOT_NEWLINE | RE_INTERVALS \
- | RE_NEWLINE_ALT)
+ | RE_NEWLINE_ALT | RE_ALL_GREEDY)
#define RE_SYNTAX_EGREP \
(RE_CHAR_CLASSES | RE_CONTEXT_INDEP_ANCHORS \
| RE_CONTEXT_INDEP_OPS | RE_HAT_LISTS_NOT_NEWLINE \
| RE_NEWLINE_ALT | RE_NO_BK_PARENS \
- | RE_NO_BK_VBAR)
+ | RE_NO_BK_VBAR | RE_ALL_GREEDY)
#define RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP \
(RE_SYNTAX_EGREP | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_BK_BRACES)
/* Syntax bits common to both basic and extended POSIX regex syntax. */
#define _RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_COMMON \
(RE_CHAR_CLASSES | RE_DOT_NEWLINE | RE_DOT_NOT_NULL \
- | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES)
+ | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES | RE_ALL_GREEDY)
#define RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC \
(_RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_COMMON | RE_BK_PLUS_QM)