regexec.c: Most /iaa nodes are now pre-folded

So, we don't have to re-fold them.

Previous commits have caused any EXACTFAA nodes to be pre-folded, and we
now have the infrastructure in regexec.c to take advantage of this,
including in non-UTF-8 patterns.  This commit changes to do this.

The only non-pre-folded EXACTFAA nodes are those that are not UTF-8, but
the target string is.  The reason is that the MICRO SIGN folds to
something representable only in UTF-8, so if you have both non-UTF-8, it
effectively is folded, and if you have the pattern in UTF-8, it gets
folded to the proper character.

In order for non-UTF-8 /iaa nodes to always be fully folded, there would
need to be a separate node for ones that contain the MICRO SIGN, and
then only that one wouldn't be considered folded when the target is
UTF-8.  I don't think it's worth it, as the only gain would be in
matching a non-UTF-8 /iaa node against a UTF-8 target string.  I suspect
/iaa will be used mostly in non-UTF8 target strings.  Comments have been
added to point this out in case someone thinks it should be implemented.

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldebguts.pod b/pod/perldebguts.pod
index f670bb28c0..6decb1f2d2 100644
--- a/pod/perldebguts.pod
+++ b/pod/perldebguts.pod
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ will be lost.
  EXACTFU_SS       str        Match this string using /iu rules (w/len);
                              (string not UTF-8, only portions guaranteed
                              to be folded; folded length > unfolded).
+
  EXACTFLU8        str        Like EXACTFU, but use /il, UTF-8, folded,
                              and everything in it is above 255.
  EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE str        Match this string using /iaa rules (w/len)