Re: replace matches in any string

[Stefan Monnier]

> For one thing I guess it is too late to change the API.  For another,
> that prevents strings from being garbage-collected as long as they are
> present in some match-data.  While the same is true of buffers, a dead
> buffer does not take significant space.

We already save the matched object if it's a buffer, and no, the
potential "space leak" is not a significant problem.

> What's wrong with match-substitute-replacement ?

Indeed, I had forgotten about it.


        Stefan