Re: [RFC] t: allow use of "sed -E"

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Date

Mar 12, 2026, 00:33 UTC

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Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com> writes:

>>> -	/\bsed\s+-[^efn]\s+/ and err 'sed option not portable (use only -n, -e, -f)';
>>> +	/\bsed\s+-[^Eefn]\s+/ and err 'sed option not portable (use only -n, -e, -f)';
>
> .. and, perhaps, add -E to the error message?

Yes, indeed.  Thanks.