Re: string-match: \` and \= do not match when START is non-zero

[Kevin Rodgers]

I wrote:

> \` or \= should match the empty string at index START in STRING.
>
> (string-match "\\`bar\\'" "foobar" 3) and (string-match "\\=bar\\'" 
> "foobar" 3)
> return nil.  I think at least one of them should succeed and return 3, 
> just like
> (string-match "bar\\'" "foobar" 3) does.  Otherwise, how can you anchor the
> REGEXP at index START in STRING?
>
> [time passes]
>
> (equal (string-match REGEXP STRING START) START)
>
> [never mind]

Since START can be negative, that should be:

(equal (string-match REGEXP STRING START)
       (if (minusp START)
           (+ (length STRING) START)
         START))

I'm studying regex.c to see if I can implement \= matching in strings...

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