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but is YAPE::Regex::Explain at all valid for constructs such as (?<NAME>pattern) introduced with Perl version 5.10?
Nope. According to the POD (LIMITATIONS):
There is no support for regular expression syntax added after Perl version 5.6, particularly any constructs added in 5.10.

But, it is valid for .*?

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Re^4: regex catch pattern that doesn't contain a pattern
by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Apr 29, 2015 at 18:19 UTC

    But the  .*? is wrapped in a  (?<start>.*?) Is something like that explained reliably in all cases?


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