Re: Make regexp handling more regular

[Stefan Monnier]

>>     (let-re-match (overall (beg end)) (re-match "regexp")
>>       ...)
> Then we don't really need the re-match function at all...

Yes and no: we do need some place to put the information about the
OBJECT where we search, whether the search is anchored, where we START
and where we END.

> But I think this would be too somewhat cumbersome.  Like, if you want to
> write
>
> (while (setq m1 (re-search "foo"))
>   (setq m2 (re-match "[0-9]"))
>   (zot (re-string m1 0) (re-end m2 0)))

Yes, that's related to the problem with dealing with match-failure.


        Stefan