Re: Psql regex is NFA or DFA?

Tom Lane dijo:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Henry's regex work is the same code that is in *BSD regex (at least
> > BSD/OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD), which I have found to be pretty slow in
> > certain complex cases,
>
> You're speaking of his *old* package (the one we currently use), no?
>
> Friedl seems to think that the current Tcl regex engine (Henry's new
> code) is the most advanced thing on the planet.

Oh, so the TODO item "replace with newer code" is not just vaporware?
Well, I won't try to compete with Spencer's code in that case.

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