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[gnulib.git] / lib / regex.h

diff --git a/lib/regex.h b/lib/regex.h
index 91a3560..63c2fef 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/regex.h
+++ b/lib/regex.h
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ typedef unsigned long int reg_syntax_t;
    this bit set, and it won't affect anything in the normal case. */
 #define RE_DEBUG (RE_NO_GNU_OPS << 1)
 
+/* If this bit is set, a syntactically invalid interval is treated as
+   a string of ordinary characters.  For example, the ERE 'a{1' is
+   treated as 'a\{1'.  */
+#define RE_INVALID_INTERVAL_ORD (RE_DEBUG << 1)
+
 /* This global variable defines the particular regexp syntax to use (for
    some interfaces).  When a regexp is compiled, the syntax used is
    stored in the pattern buffer, so changing this does not affect
@@ -199,7 +204,8 @@ extern reg_syntax_t re_syntax_options;
    | RE_NO_BK_VBAR)
 
 #define RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP                                          \
-  (RE_SYNTAX_EGREP | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_BK_BRACES)
+  (RE_SYNTAX_EGREP | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_BK_BRACES                    \
+   | RE_INVALID_INTERVAL_ORD)
 
 /* P1003.2/D11.2, section 4.20.7.1, lines 5078ff.  */
 #define RE_SYNTAX_ED RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC