No such thing as a small change | |
PerlMonks |
Re^2: pattern match -vs- *ix grepby Anonymous Monk |
on Apr 07, 2005 at 16:39 UTC ( [id://445772]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
That only matters if either the pattern changes (which it doesn't), or you have a really, really ancient perl.
For the past several years, Perl knows the pattern hasn't changed, and will not recompile the regex. (Use -Dr if you're not convinced).
In Section
Seekers of Perl Wisdom
|
|