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| author | ph10 <ph10@2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15> | 2009-08-15 18:45:00 +0000 |
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| committer | ph10 <ph10@2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15> | 2009-08-15 18:45:00 +0000 |
| commit | 0bd2cca21e2be39f156d5dfb07f0cfbc2ab9ae27 (patch) | |
| tree | 4642323a6e349a8eaa27b19a97806b8ef38353ca | |
| parent | 70701f1069a83f05f93edf88a04d9a1791fc1ccb (diff) | |
| download | pcre-0bd2cca21e2be39f156d5dfb07f0cfbc2ab9ae27.tar.gz | |
Add warning comment to pcreposix doc.
git-svn-id: svn://vcs.exim.org/pcre/code/trunk@424 2f5784b3-3f2a-0410-8824-cb99058d5e15
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/pcreposix.3 b/doc/pcreposix.3 index d63ac03..c5e5d7d 100644 --- a/doc/pcreposix.3 +++ b/doc/pcreposix.3 @@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ The yield of \fBregcomp()\fP is zero on success, and non-zero otherwise. The \fIpreg\fP structure is filled in on success, and one member of the structure is public: \fIre_nsub\fP contains the number of capturing subpatterns in the regular expression. Various error codes are defined in the header file. +.P +NOTE: If the yield of \fBregcomp()\fP is non-zero, you must not attempt to +use the contents of the \fIpreg\fP structure. If, for example, you pass it to +\fBregexec()\fP, the result is undefined and your program is likely to crash. . . .SH "MATCHING NEWLINE CHARACTERS" @@ -239,6 +243,6 @@ Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. .rs .sp .nf -Last updated: 11 March 2009 +Last updated: 15 August 2009 Copyright (c) 1997-2009 University of Cambridge. .fi |