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Re: [PATCH] Use compat/regex on Cygwin

From
Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 16, 2013, 23:24 UTC
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On 07/16/2013 05:41 PM, Ramsay Jones wrote:
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> Mark Levedahl wrote:
>> Cygwin's regex library does not pass git's tests, so don't use it. This
>> fixes failures in t4018 and t4034.
> Hmm, these tests have always passed for me on cygwin. So, this is
> presumably a regression in the new-lib regex library versions used
> by cygwin 1.5 and cygwin 1.7.
>
> ATB,
> Ramsay Jones
>
>
>

Yes, cygwin 1.7 now uses the newlib regex functions, and those are not quite up to snuff. Another case for calling 1.5 a separate platform altogether.

Mark
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