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Re: [xsl] Backtracking and eternal loops caused by regular expressions matching: what to expect from implementations?


Subject: Re: [xsl] Backtracking and eternal loops caused by regular expressions matching: what to expect from implementations?
From: Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:59:22 +0100

David Carlisle wrote:
However, XSLT already gets into trouble (well, Saxon does)
better move to saxon list then. Note that Michael's commmented
previously that the implementation of regex in saxon depends greatly on
which system it is running on (.net java 1.4 or java 1.5)

Well, recently I had a discussion on the Saxon list that ended up about "how to interpret x or y from the specs". And Michael (correctly, I think) requested me to firstly discuss the xslt/spec related things on the xslt list. Hence I tried it the other way around, this time, trying to find out whether this is implementation defined behavior, or whether it is prohibited by the specs (meaning: is 'running indefinitely' wrong, prohibited, or whatever).


Well, I'll try the Saxon list nevertheless ;)


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