>>>>> "S" == Stefan Matthias Aust <sma / 3plus4.de> writes: S> So don't worry about the speed of the regexp code. I also doubt that S> this would be the most difficult part for a Ruby interpreter written S> in Java. To get it compatible with all "features" of the C one is S> much more challenging IMHO. You are right, this is the real problem because otherwise you'll have 2 different regexp engines. Guy Decoux