Re: regexp incompatibilites 7.3 and 7.4 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: regexp incompatibilites 7.3 and 7.4
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Msg-id 21508.1069696406@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to regexp incompatibilites 7.3 and 7.4  (Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su>)
Responses Re: regexp incompatibilites 7.3 and 7.4  (Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su>)
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Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su> writes:
> seems for regexp which works in 7.3 is failing in 7.4.
> Is't possible to configure pgsql to be compatible with 7.3 regexp ?

SET regex_flavor TO extended;

> www=# select 'problem' ~ '^\\p';
> ERROR:  invalid regular expression: invalid escape \ sequence

I think, though, that this is telling you about a bug in your
application.  You do realize that under extended regex rules there's
no difference between that pattern and '^p' ?  Is that *really* what
you want?
        regards, tom lane


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