Re: rx.el sexp regexp syntax

[Pierre Neidhardt]

Drew Adams <address@hidden> writes:

>> For such regexps, the exact syntax (PCRE, BRE, ERE, RX, ...) in use has
>> fairly little importance: if written "raw" as above, it will be
>> indecipherable in any case.
>>
>> To make it readable, you need to add human-level explanations
>> e.g. by adding comments and naming sub-elements.  Which is indeed what
>> is done in the source code:...
>
> Agreed.

The rx language seems to have space to add support for variables.  Then
rx would really shine for such expressions: it would make it very
natural to explicitly name expressions and re-use them.

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Pierre Neidhardt

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