Re: PCRE mode for sed

John Cowan wrote:
> Bob Proulx scripsit:
> > > But even if not,... any OS is free to choose then whether to compile sed
> > > with PCRE or not.
> > 
> > True.  But then scripts using it could never rely upon the feature.
> 
> How about packaging a psed that always uses PCREs?  That way, there's
> no problem with standardization:  sed is sed, psed is not.

That would be perfectly fine from my perspective.  Seems like the best
thing to do.  :-)

Bob