Ignore whitespace before +*? in //x

diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index 0621c39..4c34b59 100644 (file)
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static void reginsert _((char, char *));
 static void regoptail _((char *, char *));
 static void regset _((char *, I32));
 static void regtail _((char *, char *));
+static char* regwhite _((char *, char *));
 static char* nextchar _((void));
 
 /*
@@ -943,6 +944,9 @@ tryagain:
              len++)
            {
                oldp = p;
+
+               if (regflags & PMf_EXTENDED)
+                   p = regwhite(p, regxend);
                switch (*p) {
                case '^':
                case '$':
@@ -1021,22 +1025,12 @@ tryagain:
                        break;
                    }
                    break;
-               case '#':
-                   if (regflags & PMf_EXTENDED) {
-                       while (p < regxend && *p != '\n') p++;
-                   }
-                   /* FALL THROUGH */
-               case ' ': case '\t': case '\n': case '\r': case '\f': case '\v':
-                   if (regflags & PMf_EXTENDED) {
-                       p++;
-                       len--;
-                       continue;
-                   }
-                   /* FALL THROUGH */
                default:
                    ender = *p++;
                    break;
                }
+               if (regflags & PMf_EXTENDED)
+                   p = regwhite(p, regxend);
                if (ISMULT2(p)) { /* Back off on ?+*. */
                    if (len)
                        p = oldp;
@@ -1067,6 +1061,25 @@ tryagain:
     return(ret);
 }
 
+static char *
+regwhite(p, e)
+char *p;
+char *e;
+{
+    while (p < e) {
+       if (isSPACE(*p))
+           ++p;
+       else if (*p == '#') {
+           do {
+               p++;
+           } while (p < e && *p != '\n');
+       }
+       else
+           break;
+    }
+    return p;
+}
+
 static void
 regset(opnd, c)
 char *opnd;