Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: > |But this does give me the chance to ask, and now would seem to > |be a good time to do so: Is anyone else out there also working > |on an re engine rewrite? Wouldn't want to duplicate a lot of > |work(!) > > Great. I was dreaming rewriting it in "C" for weeks (still not > started). If you start the project, I can sleep well. ;-) How about using PCRE? Straight C, already has all your POSIX make stuff done, supports everything and really efficient. http://www.pcre.org/ Oh, and supports locales and so on :) Just a thought. I'd be happy to lend a hand if anyone considers it. -- Ciaran McCreesh mail: keesh@users-dot-sf-dot-net www: http://www.opensourcepan.co.uk/