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migrate CURLYX/WHILEM branch in regmatch() to new FSM-esque paradigm
[perl5.git] / regexec.c
index 9bb8317..735a27d 100644 (file)
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * it's built with -DPERL_EXT_RE_BUILD -DPERL_EXT_RE_DEBUG -DPERL_EXT.
  * This causes the main functions to be compiled under new names and with
  * debugging support added, which makes "use re 'debug'" work.
  */
 
 /* NOTE: this is derived from Henry Spencer's regexp code, and should not
@@ -78,8 +77,8 @@
 
 #define RF_tainted     1               /* tainted information used? */
 #define RF_warned      2               /* warned about big count? */
-#define RF_evaled      4               /* Did an EVAL with setting? */
-#define RF_utf8                8               /* String contains multibyte chars? */
+
+#define RF_utf8                8               /* Pattern contains multibyte chars? */
 
 #define UTF ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0)
 
                ? (U8*)pos - off                \
                : NULL)
 
-#define HOP3(pos,off,lim) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghop3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)lim) : (U8*)(pos + off))
+#define HOP3(pos,off,lim) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghop3((U8*)(pos), off, (U8*)(lim)) : (U8*)(pos + off))
 #define HOP3c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)HOP3(pos,off,lim))
 
 #define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(class,str) STMT_START { \
     } \
 } STMT_END 
 
+
 static void restore_pos(pTHX_ void *arg);
 
 STATIC CHECKPOINT
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
     if (paren_elems_to_push < 0)
        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: paren_elems_to_push < 0");
 
-#define REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS 6
+#define REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS 8
     SSGROW(paren_elems_to_push + REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS);
     for (p = PL_regsize; p > parenfloor; p--) {
 /* REGCP_PARENS_ELEMS are pushed per pairs of parentheses. */
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
        ));
     }
 /* REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS are pushed in any case, parentheses or no. */
+    SSPUSHPTR(PL_regstartp);
+    SSPUSHPTR(PL_regendp);
     SSPUSHINT(PL_regsize);
     SSPUSHINT(*PL_reglastparen);
     SSPUSHINT(*PL_reglastcloseparen);
@@ -196,14 +198,20 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
 }
 
 /* These are needed since we do not localize EVAL nodes: */
-#  define REGCP_SET(cp)  DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,         \
-                            "  Setting an EVAL scope, savestack=%"IVdf"\n",    \
-                            (IV)PL_savestack_ix)); cp = PL_savestack_ix
-
-#  define REGCP_UNWIND(cp)  DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(cp != PL_savestack_ix ?            \
-                               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,           \
-                               "  Clearing an EVAL scope, savestack=%"IVdf"..%"IVdf"\n", \
-                               (IV)(cp), (IV)PL_savestack_ix) : 0); regcpblow(cp)
+#define REGCP_SET(cp)                                           \
+    DEBUG_STATE_r(                                              \
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,                      \
+               "  Setting an EVAL scope, savestack=%"IVdf"\n", \
+               (IV)PL_savestack_ix));                          \
+    cp = PL_savestack_ix
+
+#define REGCP_UNWIND(cp)                                        \
+    DEBUG_STATE_r(                                              \
+        if (cp != PL_savestack_ix)                             \
+           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,                       \
+               "  Clearing an EVAL scope, savestack=%"IVdf"..%"IVdf"\n", \
+               (IV)(cp), (IV)PL_savestack_ix));                \
+    regcpblow(cp)
 
 STATIC char *
 S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
@@ -222,7 +230,10 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
     *PL_reglastcloseparen = SSPOPINT;
     *PL_reglastparen = SSPOPINT;
     PL_regsize = SSPOPINT;
+    PL_regendp=(I32 *) SSPOPPTR;
+    PL_regstartp=(I32 *) SSPOPPTR;
 
+    
     /* Now restore the parentheses context. */
     for (i -= (REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS - REGCP_FRAME_ELEMS);
         i > 0; i -= REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS) {
@@ -351,14 +362,13 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     register SV *check;
     char *strbeg;
     char *t;
-    const int do_utf8 = sv ? SvUTF8(sv) : 0;   /* if no sv we have to assume bytes */
+    const bool do_utf8 = (sv && SvUTF8(sv)) ? 1 : 0; /* if no sv we have to assume bytes */
     I32 ml_anch;
     register char *other_last = NULL;  /* other substr checked before this */
     char *check_at = NULL;             /* check substr found at this pos */
     const I32 multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     const char * const i_strpos = strpos;
-    SV * const dsv = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
 #endif
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
@@ -366,34 +376,13 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(prog,do_utf8);
 
     if (prog->reganch & ROPT_UTF8) {
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                             "UTF-8 regex...\n"));
        PL_reg_flags |= RF_utf8;
     }
-
-    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-        const char *s   = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
-                        sv_uni_display(dsv, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-                        strpos;
-        const int   len = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
-                        (int)strlen(s) : strend - strpos;
-        if (!PL_colorset)
-             reginitcolors();
-        if (PL_reg_match_utf8)
-            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                  "UTF-8 target...\n"));
-        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%sGuessing start of match, REx%s \"%s%.60s%s%s\" against \"%s%.*s%s%s\"...\n",
-                      PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5], PL_colors[0],
-                      prog->precomp,
-                      PL_colors[1],
-                      (strlen(prog->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""),
-                      PL_colors[0],
-                      (int)(len > 60 ? 60 : len),
-                      s, PL_colors[1],
-                      (len > 60 ? "..." : "")
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( 
+        debug_start_match(prog, do_utf8, strpos, strend, 
+            sv ? "Guessing start of match in sv for"
+               : "Guessing start of match in string for");
              );
-    });
 
     /* CHR_DIST() would be more correct here but it makes things slow. */
     if (prog->minlen > strend - strpos) {
@@ -401,6 +390,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                              "String too short... [re_intuit_start]\n"));
        goto fail;
     }
+                
     strbeg = (sv && SvPOK(sv)) ? strend - SvCUR(sv) : strpos;
     PL_regeol = strend;
     if (do_utf8) {
@@ -412,9 +402,9 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
            to_byte_substr(prog);
        check = prog->check_substr;
     }
-   if (check == &PL_sv_undef) {
+    if (check == &PL_sv_undef) {
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-               "Non-utf string cannot match utf check string\n"));
+               "Non-utf8 string cannot match utf8 check string\n"));
        goto fail;
     }
     if (prog->reganch & ROPT_ANCH) {   /* Match at beg-of-str or after \n */
@@ -437,6 +427,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
            I32 slen;
 
            s = HOP3c(strpos, prog->check_offset_min, strend);
+           
            if (SvTAIL(check)) {
                slen = SvCUR(check);    /* >= 1 */
 
@@ -466,8 +457,8 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        /* Match is anchored, but substr is not anchored wrt beg-of-str. */
        s = strpos;
        start_shift = prog->check_offset_min; /* okay to underestimate on CC */
-       end_shift = prog->minlen - start_shift -
-           CHR_SVLEN(check) + (SvTAIL(check) != 0);
+       end_shift = prog->check_end_shift;
+       
        if (!ml_anch) {
            const I32 end = prog->check_offset_max + CHR_SVLEN(check)
                                         - (SvTAIL(check) != 0);
@@ -480,20 +471,37 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     else {                             /* Can match at random position */
        ml_anch = 0;
        s = strpos;
-       start_shift = prog->check_offset_min; /* okay to underestimate on CC */
-       /* Should be nonnegative! */
-       end_shift = prog->minlen - start_shift -
-           CHR_SVLEN(check) + (SvTAIL(check) != 0);
+       start_shift = prog->check_offset_min;  /* okay to underestimate on CC */
+       end_shift = prog->check_end_shift;
+       
+       /* end shift should be non negative here */
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING       /* 7/99: reports of failure (with the older version) */
     if (end_shift < 0)
-       Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: end_shift");
+       Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: end_shift: %"IVdf" pattern:\n%s\n ",
+                  (IV)end_shift, prog->precomp);
 #endif
 
   restart:
     /* Find a possible match in the region s..strend by looking for
        the "check" substring in the region corrected by start/end_shift. */
+    
+    {
+        I32 srch_start_shift = start_shift;
+        I32 srch_end_shift = end_shift;
+        if (srch_start_shift < 0 && strbeg - s > srch_start_shift) {
+           srch_end_shift -= ((strbeg - s) - srch_start_shift); 
+           srch_start_shift = strbeg - s;
+       }
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r({
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Check offset min: %"IVdf" Start shift: %"IVdf" End shift %"IVdf" Real End Shift: %"IVdf"\n",
+            (IV)prog->check_offset_min,
+            (IV)srch_start_shift,
+            (IV)srch_end_shift, 
+            (IV)prog->check_end_shift);
+    });       
+        
     if (flags & REXEC_SCREAM) {
        I32 p = -1;                     /* Internal iterator of scream. */
        I32 * const pp = data ? data->scream_pos : &p;
@@ -503,7 +511,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                 && (BmPREVIOUS(check) == SvCUR(check) - 1)
                 && SvTAIL(check) ))
            s = screaminstr(sv, check,
-                           start_shift + (s - strbeg), end_shift, pp, 0);
+                           srch_start_shift + (s - strbeg), srch_end_shift, pp, 0);
        else
            goto fail_finish;
        /* we may be pointing at the wrong string */
@@ -512,35 +520,58 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        if (data)
            *data->scream_olds = s;
     }
-    else if (prog->reganch & ROPT_CANY_SEEN)
-       s = fbm_instr((U8*)(s + start_shift),
-                     (U8*)(strend - end_shift),
-                     check, multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0);
-    else
-       s = fbm_instr(HOP3(s, start_shift, strend),
-                     HOP3(strend, -end_shift, strbeg),
+    else {
+        U8* start_point;
+        U8* end_point;
+        if (prog->reganch & ROPT_CANY_SEEN) {
+            start_point= (U8*)(s + srch_start_shift);
+            end_point= (U8*)(strend - srch_end_shift);
+        } else {
+           start_point= HOP3(s, srch_start_shift, srch_start_shift < 0 ? strbeg : strend);
+            end_point= HOP3(strend, -srch_end_shift, strbeg);
+       }
+       DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r({
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "fbm_instr len=%d str=<%.*s>\n", 
+                (int)(end_point - start_point),
+                (int)(end_point - start_point) > 20 ? 20 : (int)(end_point - start_point), 
+                start_point);
+        });
+
+       s = fbm_instr( start_point, end_point,
                      check, multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0);
-
+    }
+    }
     /* Update the count-of-usability, remove useless subpatterns,
        unshift s.  */
 
-    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s %s substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s%s",
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+        RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(quoted, do_utf8, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0), 
+            SvPVX_const(check), RE_SV_DUMPLEN(check), 30);
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s %s substr %s%s%s",
                          (s ? "Found" : "Did not find"),
-                         (check == (do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr) ? "anchored" : "floating"),
-                         PL_colors[0],
-                         (int)(SvCUR(check) - (SvTAIL(check)!=0)),
-                         SvPVX_const(check),
-                         PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(check) ? "$" : ""),
-                         (s ? " at offset " : "...\n") ) );
+           (check == (do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr) 
+               ? "anchored" : "floating"),
+           quoted,
+           RE_SV_TAIL(check),
+           (s ? " at offset " : "...\n") ); 
+    });
 
     if (!s)
        goto fail_finish;
-
-    check_at = s;
-
     /* Finish the diagnostic message */
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%ld...\n", (long)(s - i_strpos)) );
 
+    /* XXX dmq: first branch is for positive lookbehind...
+       Our check string is offset from the beginning of the pattern.
+       So we need to do any stclass tests offset forward from that 
+       point. I think. :-(
+     */
+    
+        
+    
+    check_at=s;
+     
+
     /* Got a candidate.  Check MBOL anchoring, and the *other* substr.
        Start with the other substr.
        XXXX no SCREAM optimization yet - and a very coarse implementation
@@ -549,7 +580,9 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        Probably it is right to do no SCREAM here...
      */
 
-    if (do_utf8 ? (prog->float_utf8 && prog->anchored_utf8) : (prog->float_substr && prog->anchored_substr)) {
+    if (do_utf8 ? (prog->float_utf8 && prog->anchored_utf8) 
+                : (prog->float_substr && prog->anchored_substr)) 
+    {
        /* Take into account the "other" substring. */
        /* XXXX May be hopelessly wrong for UTF... */
        if (!other_last)
@@ -576,12 +609,17 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                last2 = last1 = HOP3c(strend, -prog->minlen, strbeg);
                if (last < last1)
                    last1 = last;
- /* XXXX It is not documented what units *_offsets are in.  Assume bytes.  */
+                /* XXXX It is not documented what units *_offsets are in.  
+                   We assume bytes, but this is clearly wrong. 
+                   Meaning this code needs to be carefully reviewed for errors.
+                   dmq.
+                  */
                /* On end-of-str: see comment below. */
                must = do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr;
                if (must == &PL_sv_undef) {
                    s = (char*)NULL;
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(must = prog->anchored_utf8);        /* for debug */
+                   DEBUG_r(must = prog->anchored_utf8);        /* for debug */
                }
                else
                    s = fbm_instr(
@@ -591,14 +629,15 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                        must,
                        multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0
                    );
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                       "%s anchored substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s",
+                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+                    RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(quoted, do_utf8, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0), 
+                        SvPVX_const(must), RE_SV_DUMPLEN(must), 30);
+                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s anchored substr %s%s",
                        (s ? "Found" : "Contradicts"),
-                       PL_colors[0],
-                         (int)(SvCUR(must)
-                         - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                         SvPVX_const(must),
-                         PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : "")));
+                        quoted, RE_SV_TAIL(must));
+                });                
+               
+                           
                if (!s) {
                    if (last1 >= last2) {
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -644,19 +683,20 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
               and end-of-str is not later than strend we are OK. */
            if (must == &PL_sv_undef) {
                s = (char*)NULL;
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(must = prog->float_utf8);       /* for debug message */
+               DEBUG_r(must = prog->float_utf8);       /* for debug message */
            }
            else
                s = fbm_instr((unsigned char*)s,
                              (unsigned char*)last + SvCUR(must)
                                  - (SvTAIL(must)!=0),
                              must, multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0);
-           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s floating substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s",
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+               RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(quoted, do_utf8, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0), 
+                   SvPVX_const(must), RE_SV_DUMPLEN(must), 30);
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s floating substr %s%s",
                    (s ? "Found" : "Contradicts"),
-                   PL_colors[0],
-                     (int)(SvCUR(must) - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX_const(must),
-                     PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : "")));
+                   quoted, RE_SV_TAIL(must));
+            });
            if (!s) {
                if (last1 == last) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -682,11 +722,26 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        }
     }
 
-    t = s - prog->check_offset_max;
+    
+    t= (char*)HOP3( s, -prog->check_offset_max, (prog->check_offset_max<0) ? strend : strpos);
+        
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r(
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, 
+            "Check offset min:%"IVdf" max:%"IVdf" S:%"IVdf" t:%"IVdf" D:%"IVdf" end:%"IVdf"\n",
+            (IV)prog->check_offset_min,
+            (IV)prog->check_offset_max,
+            (IV)(s-strpos),
+            (IV)(t-strpos),
+            (IV)(t-s),
+            (IV)(strend-strpos)
+        )
+    );
+
     if (s - strpos > prog->check_offset_max  /* signed-corrected t > strpos */
         && (!do_utf8
-           || ((t = (char*)reghopmaybe3((U8*)s, -prog->check_offset_max, (U8*)strpos))
-                && t > strpos))) {
+           || ((t = (char*)reghopmaybe3((U8*)s, -prog->check_offset_max, (U8*) ((prog->check_offset_max<0) ? strend : strpos)))
+                && t > strpos))) 
+    {
        /* Fixed substring is found far enough so that the match
           cannot start at strpos. */
       try_at_offset:
@@ -795,7 +850,9 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
 
     /* Last resort... */
     /* XXXX BmUSEFUL already changed, maybe multiple change is meaningful... */
-    if (prog->regstclass && OP(prog->regstclass)!=TRIE) {
+    /* trie stclasses are too expensive to use here, we are better off to
+       leave it to regmatch itself */
+    if (prog->regstclass && PL_regkind[OP(prog->regstclass)]!=TRIE) {
        /* minlen == 0 is possible if regstclass is \b or \B,
           and the fixed substr is ''$.
           Since minlen is already taken into account, s+1 is before strend;
@@ -808,14 +865,17 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
         const int cl_l = (PL_regkind[OP(prog->regstclass)] == EXACT
                    ? CHR_DIST(str+STR_LEN(prog->regstclass), str)
                    : 1);
-       const char * endpos = (prog->anchored_substr || prog->anchored_utf8 || ml_anch)
-               ? HOP3c(s, (prog->minlen ? cl_l : 0), strend)
-               : (prog->float_substr || prog->float_utf8
-                  ? HOP3c(HOP3c(check_at, -start_shift, strbeg),
-                          cl_l, strend)
-                  : strend);
-        /*if (OP(prog->regstclass) == TRIE)
-            endpos++;*/
+       char * endpos;
+       if (prog->anchored_substr || prog->anchored_utf8 || ml_anch)
+            endpos= HOP3c(s, (prog->minlen ? cl_l : 0), strend);
+        else if (prog->float_substr || prog->float_utf8)
+           endpos= HOP3c(HOP3c(check_at, -start_shift, strbeg), cl_l, strend);
+        else 
+            endpos= strend;
+                   
+        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "start_shift: %"IVdf" check_at: %d s: %d endpos: %d\n",
+                                     (IV)start_shift, check_at - strbeg, s - strbeg, endpos - strbeg));
+       
        t = s;
         s = find_byclass(prog, prog->regstclass, s, endpos, NULL);
        if (!s) {
@@ -908,6 +968,149 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+
+
+#define REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, uc, uscan, len, uvc, charid,  \
+foldlen, foldbuf, uniflags) STMT_START {                                    \
+    switch (trie_type) {                                                    \
+    case trie_utf8_fold:                                                    \
+       if ( foldlen>0 ) {                                                  \
+           uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );     \
+           foldlen -= len;                                                 \
+           uscan += len;                                                   \
+           len=0;                                                          \
+       } else {                                                            \
+           uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );   \
+           uvc = to_uni_fold( uvc, foldbuf, &foldlen );                    \
+           foldlen -= UNISKIP( uvc );                                      \
+           uscan = foldbuf + UNISKIP( uvc );                               \
+       }                                                                   \
+       break;                                                              \
+    case trie_utf8:                                                         \
+       uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );       \
+       break;                                                              \
+    case trie_plain:                                                        \
+       uvc = (UV)*uc;                                                      \
+       len = 1;                                                            \
+    }                                                                       \
+                                                                           \
+    if (uvc < 256) {                                                        \
+       charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];                                      \
+    }                                                                       \
+    else {                                                                  \
+       charid = 0;                                                         \
+       if (trie->widecharmap) {                                            \
+           SV** const svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,                   \
+                       (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);                        \
+           if (svpp)                                                       \
+               charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);                                  \
+       }                                                                   \
+    }                                                                       \
+} STMT_END
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_CHECK(CoNd)                  \
+    if ( (CoNd)                                        \
+        && (ln == len ||                              \
+            ibcmp_utf8(s, NULL, 0,  do_utf8,          \
+                       m, NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))       \
+        && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )         \
+       goto got_it;                                   \
+    else {                                             \
+        U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];             \
+        uvchr_to_utf8(tmpbuf, c);                     \
+        f = to_utf8_fold(tmpbuf, foldbuf, &foldlen);  \
+        if ( f != c                                   \
+             && (f == c1 || f == c2)                  \
+             && (ln == foldlen ||                     \
+                 !ibcmp_utf8((char *) foldbuf,        \
+                             NULL, foldlen, do_utf8,  \
+                             m,                       \
+                             NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))    \
+             && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )    \
+             goto got_it;                             \
+    }                                                  \
+    s += len
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(CoNd)                     \
+STMT_START {                                              \
+    while (s <= e) {                                      \
+       if ( (CoNd)                                       \
+            && (ln == 1 || !(OP(c) == EXACTF             \
+                             ? ibcmp(s, m, ln)           \
+                             : ibcmp_locale(s, m, ln)))  \
+            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )        \
+           goto got_it;                                  \
+       s++;                                              \
+    }                                                     \
+} STMT_END
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN(CoDe)                     \
+STMT_START {                                          \
+    while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {     \
+       CoDe                                          \
+       s += uskip;                                   \
+    }                                                 \
+} STMT_END
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_SCAN(CoDe)                          \
+STMT_START {                                          \
+    while (s < strend) {                              \
+       CoDe                                          \
+       s++;                                          \
+    }                                                 \
+} STMT_END
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(CoNd)               \
+REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN(                                  \
+    if (CoNd) {                                       \
+       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))  \
+           goto got_it;                              \
+       else                                          \
+           tmp = doevery;                            \
+    }                                                 \
+    else                                              \
+       tmp = 1;                                      \
+)
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(CoNd)                    \
+REXEC_FBC_SCAN(                                       \
+    if (CoNd) {                                       \
+       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))  \
+           goto got_it;                              \
+       else                                          \
+           tmp = doevery;                            \
+    }                                                 \
+    else                                              \
+       tmp = 1;                                      \
+)
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_TRYIT               \
+if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s))) \
+    goto got_it
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(UtFpReLoAd,CoNdUtF8,CoNd)      \
+    if (do_utf8) {                                             \
+       UtFpReLoAd;                                            \
+       REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(CoNdUtF8);                   \
+    }                                                          \
+    else {                                                     \
+       REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(CoNd);                            \
+    }                                                          \
+    break
+
+#define REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(CoNdUtF8,CoNd)                   \
+    PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;                                \
+    if (do_utf8) {                                             \
+       REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(CoNdUtF8);                   \
+    }                                                          \
+    else {                                                     \
+       REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(CoNd);                            \
+    }                                                          \
+    break
+
+#define DUMP_EXEC_POS(li,s,doutf8) \
+    dump_exec_pos(li,s,(PL_regeol),(PL_bostr),(PL_reg_starttry),doutf8)
+
 /* We know what class REx starts with.  Try to find this position... */
 /* if reginfo is NULL, its a dryrun */
 /* annoyingly all the vars in this routine have different names from their counterparts
@@ -933,20 +1136,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
        switch (OP(c)) {
        case ANYOF:
            if (do_utf8) {
-                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                     if ((ANYOF_FLAGS(c) & ANYOF_UNICODE) ||
+                REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN((ANYOF_FLAGS(c) & ANYOF_UNICODE) ||
                          !UTF8_IS_INVARIANT((U8)s[0]) ?
                          reginclass(prog, c, (U8*)s, 0, do_utf8) :
-                         REGINCLASS(prog, c, (U8*)s)) {
-                          if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                               goto got_it;
-                          else
-                               tmp = doevery;
-                     }
-                     else 
-                          tmp = 1;
-                     s += uskip;
-                }
+                         REGINCLASS(prog, c, (U8*)s));
            }
            else {
                 while (s < strend) {
@@ -969,13 +1162,12 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
            }
            break;
        case CANY:
-           while (s < strend) {
+           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
                if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                    goto got_it;
                else
                    tmp = doevery;
-               s++;
-           }
+           );
            break;
        case EXACTF:
            m   = STRING(c);
@@ -1040,27 +1232,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                    while (s <= e) {
                        c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
                                           uniflags);
-                       if ( c == c1
-                            && (ln == len ||
-                                ibcmp_utf8(s, NULL, 0,  do_utf8,
-                                           m, NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else {
-                            U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
-                            uvchr_to_utf8(tmpbuf, c);
-                            f = to_utf8_fold(tmpbuf, foldbuf, &foldlen);
-                            if ( f != c
-                                 && (f == c1 || f == c2)
-                                 && (ln == foldlen ||
-                                     !ibcmp_utf8((char *) foldbuf,
-                                                 NULL, foldlen, do_utf8,
-                                                 m,
-                                                 NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                                 && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                                 goto got_it;
-                       }
-                       s += len;
+                       REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_CHECK(c == c1);
                    }
                }
                else {
@@ -1079,51 +1251,15 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                            c == (UV)UNICODE_GREEK_SMALL_LETTER_FINAL_SIGMA)
                            c = (UV)UNICODE_GREEK_SMALL_LETTER_SIGMA;
 
-                       if ( (c == c1 || c == c2)
-                            && (ln == len ||
-                                ibcmp_utf8(s, NULL, 0,  do_utf8,
-                                           m, NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else {
-                            U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
-                            uvchr_to_utf8(tmpbuf, c);
-                            f = to_utf8_fold(tmpbuf, foldbuf, &foldlen);
-                            if ( f != c
-                                 && (f == c1 || f == c2)
-                                 && (ln == foldlen ||
-                                     !ibcmp_utf8((char *) foldbuf,
-                                                 NULL, foldlen, do_utf8,
-                                                 m,
-                                                 NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                                 && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                                 goto got_it;
-                       }
-                       s += len;
+                       REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_CHECK(c == c1 || c == c2);
                    }
                }
            }
            else {
                if (c1 == c2)
-                   while (s <= e) {
-                       if ( *(U8*)s == c1
-                            && (ln == 1 || !(OP(c) == EXACTF
-                                             ? ibcmp(s, m, ln)
-                                             : ibcmp_locale(s, m, ln)))
-                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                           goto got_it;
-                       s++;
-                   }
+                   REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(*(U8*)s == c1);
                else
-                   while (s <= e) {
-                       if ( (*(U8*)s == c1 || *(U8*)s == c2)
-                            && (ln == 1 || !(OP(c) == EXACTF
-                                             ? ibcmp(s, m, ln)
-                                             : ibcmp_locale(s, m, ln)))
-                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
-                           goto got_it;
-                       s++;
-                   }
+                   REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(*(U8*)s == c1 || *(U8*)s == c2);
            }
            break;
        case BOUNDL:
@@ -1140,30 +1276,26 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                tmp = ((OP(c) == BOUND ?
                        isALNUM_uni(tmp) : isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(tmp))) != 0);
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
+               REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN(
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == BOUND ?
                                 (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
                                 isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)))
                    {
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                       if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                   }
-                   s += uskip;
+                       REXEC_FBC_TRYIT;
                }
+               );
            }
            else {
                tmp = (s != PL_bostr) ? UCHARAT(s - 1) : '\n';
                tmp = ((OP(c) == BOUND ? isALNUM(tmp) : isALNUM_LC(tmp)) != 0);
-               while (s < strend) {
+               REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
                    if (tmp ==
                        !(OP(c) == BOUND ? isALNUM(*s) : isALNUM_LC(*s))) {
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                       if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                   }
-                   s++;
+                       REXEC_FBC_TRYIT;
                }
+               );
            }
            if ((!prog->minlen && tmp) && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                goto got_it;
@@ -1182,382 +1314,96 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                tmp = ((OP(c) == NBOUND ?
                        isALNUM_uni(tmp) : isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(tmp))) != 0);
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
+               REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN(
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == NBOUND ?
                                 (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
                                 isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)))
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                   else if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                       goto got_it;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
+                   else REXEC_FBC_TRYIT;
+               );
            }
            else {
                tmp = (s != PL_bostr) ? UCHARAT(s - 1) : '\n';
                tmp = ((OP(c) == NBOUND ?
                        isALNUM(tmp) : isALNUM_LC(tmp)) != 0);
-               while (s < strend) {
+               REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
                    if (tmp ==
                        !(OP(c) == NBOUND ? isALNUM(*s) : isALNUM_LC(*s)))
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                   else if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                       goto got_it;
-                   s++;
-               }
+                   else REXEC_FBC_TRYIT;
+               );
            }
            if ((!prog->minlen && !tmp) && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                goto got_it;
            break;
        case ALNUM:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isALNUM(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM(),
+               swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8),
+               isALNUM(*s)
+           );
        case ALNUML:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isALNUM_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s),
+               isALNUM_LC(*s)
+           );
        case NALNUM:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isALNUM(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM(),
+               !swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8),
+               !isALNUM(*s)
+           );
        case NALNUML:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isALNUM_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               !isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s),
+               !isALNUM_LC(*s)
+           );
        case SPACE:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (*s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isSPACE(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE(),
+               *s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8),
+               isSPACE(*s)
+           );
        case SPACEL:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (*s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isSPACE_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               *s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s),
+               isSPACE_LC(*s)
+           );
        case NSPACE:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!(*s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8))) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isSPACE(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE(),
+               !(*s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8)),
+               !isSPACE(*s)
+           );
        case NSPACEL:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!(*s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s))) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isSPACE_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               !(*s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s)),
+               !isSPACE_LC(*s)
+           );
        case DIGIT:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isDIGIT(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT(),
+               swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8),
+               isDIGIT(*s)
+           );
        case DIGITL:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (isDIGIT_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s),
+               isDIGIT_LC(*s)
+           );
        case NDIGIT:
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isDIGIT(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_PRELOAD(
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT(),
+               !swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8),
+               !isDIGIT(*s)
+           );
        case NDIGITL:
-           PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
-           if (do_utf8) {
-               while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
-                   if (!isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s += uskip;
-               }
-           }
-           else {
-               while (s < strend) {
-                   if (!isDIGIT_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
-                           goto got_it;
-                       else
-                           tmp = doevery;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       tmp = 1;
-                   s++;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
-       case TRIE: 
-           /*Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: unknown regstclass TRIE");*/
+           REXEC_FBC_CSCAN_TAINT(
+               !isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s),
+               !isDIGIT_LC(*s)
+           );
+       case AHOCORASICKC:
+       case AHOCORASICK: 
            {
                const enum { trie_plain, trie_utf8, trie_utf8_fold }
                    trie_type = do_utf8 ?
@@ -1569,15 +1415,19 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                reg_trie_data *trie=aho->trie;
 
                const char *last_start = strend - trie->minlen;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
                const char *real_start = s;
+#endif
                STRLEN maxlen = trie->maxlen;
                SV *sv_points;
                U8 **points; /* map of where we were in the input string
-                               when reading a given string. For ASCII this
+                               when reading a given char. For ASCII this
                                is unnecessary overhead as the relationship
                                is always 1:1, but for unicode, especially
                                case folded unicode this is not true. */
                U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
+               U8 *bitmap=NULL;
+
 
                 GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
@@ -1592,13 +1442,31 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                 SvPOK_on(sv_points);
                 sv_2mortal(sv_points);
                 points=(U8**)SvPV_nolen(sv_points );
-
-               if (trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold) {
-                   while (s <= last_start && !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*s) ) {
-                       s++;
-                   }
+                if ( trie_type != trie_utf8_fold 
+                     && (trie->bitmap || OP(c)==AHOCORASICKC) ) 
+                {
+                    if (trie->bitmap) 
+                        bitmap=(U8*)trie->bitmap;
+                    else
+                        bitmap=(U8*)ANYOF_BITMAP(c);
                 }
-
+                /* this is the Aho-Corasick algorithm modified a touch
+                   to include special handling for long "unknown char" 
+                   sequences. The basic idea being that we use AC as long
+                   as we are dealing with a possible matching char, when
+                   we encounter an unknown char (and we have not encountered
+                   an accepting state) we scan forward until we find a legal 
+                   starting char. 
+                   AC matching is basically that of trie matching, except
+                   that when we encounter a failing transition, we fall back
+                   to the current states "fail state", and try the current char 
+                   again, a process we repeat until we reach the root state, 
+                   state 1, or a legal transition. If we fail on the root state 
+                   then we can either terminate if we have reached an accepting 
+                   state previously, or restart the entire process from the beginning 
+                   if we have not.
+
+                 */
                 while (s <= last_start) {
                     const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
                     U8 *uc = (U8*)s;
@@ -1610,70 +1478,68 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                     STRLEN foldlen = 0;
                     U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
                     U8 *leftmost = NULL;
-
+#ifdef DEBUGGING                    
+                    U32 accepted_word= 0;
+#endif
                     U32 pointpos = 0;
 
                     while ( state && uc <= (U8*)strend ) {
                         int failed=0;
-                        if (aho->states[ state ].wordnum) {
-                            U8 *lpos= points[ (pointpos - trie->wordlen[aho->states[ state ].wordnum-1] ) % maxlen ];
-                            if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost)
-                                leftmost= lpos;
-                            if (base==0) break;
-                        }
-                        points[pointpos++ % maxlen]= uc;
-                        switch (trie_type) {
-                        case trie_utf8_fold:
-                            if ( foldlen>0 ) {
-                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
-                                foldlen -= len;
-                                uscan += len;
-                                len=0;
-                            } else {
-                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
-                                uvc = to_uni_fold( uvc, foldbuf, &foldlen );
-                                foldlen -= UNISKIP( uvc );
-                                uscan = foldbuf + UNISKIP( uvc );
+                        U32 word = aho->states[ state ].wordnum;
+
+                        if( state==1 ) {
+                            if ( bitmap ) {
+                                DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                                    if ( uc <= (U8*)last_start && !BITMAP_TEST(bitmap,*uc) ) {
+                                        dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, c, strend, real_start, 
+                                            (char *)uc, do_utf8 );
+                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                                            " Scanning for legal start char...\n");
+                                    }
+                                );            
+                                while ( uc <= (U8*)last_start  && !BITMAP_TEST(bitmap,*uc) ) {
+                                    uc++;
+                                }
+                                s= (char *)uc;
                             }
-                            break;
-                        case trie_utf8:
-                            uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN,
-                                                        &len, uniflags );
-                            break;
-                        case trie_plain:
-                            uvc = (UV)*uc;
-                            len = 1;
-                        }
-
-                        if (uvc < 256) {
-                            charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
+                            if (uc >(U8*)last_start) break;
                         }
-                        else {
-                            charid = 0;
-                            if (trie->widecharmap) {
-                                SV** const svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
-                                    (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);
-                                if (svpp)
-                                    charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);
+                                            
+                        if ( word ) {
+                            U8 *lpos= points[ (pointpos - trie->wordlen[word-1] ) % maxlen ];
+                            if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost) {
+                                DEBUG_r(accepted_word=word);
+                                leftmost= lpos;
                             }
+                            if (base==0) break;
+                            
                         }
-                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                        points[pointpos++ % maxlen]= uc;
+                       REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, uc, uscan, len,
+                           uvc, charid, foldlen, foldbuf, uniflags);
+                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
+                            dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, c, strend, real_start, 
+                                s,   do_utf8 );
                             PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                "Pos: %d Charid:%3x CV:%4"UVxf" ",
-                                (int)((const char*)uc - real_start), charid, uvc)
-                        );
-                        uc += len;
+                                " Charid:%3u CP:%4"UVxf" ",
+                                 charid, uvc);
+                        });
 
                         do {
-                            U32 word = aho->states[ state ].wordnum;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+                            word = aho->states[ state ].wordnum;
+#endif
                             base = aho->states[ state ].trans.base;
 
-                            DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                            DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
+                                if (failed) 
+                                    dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, c, strend, real_start, 
+                                        s,   do_utf8 );
                                 PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                    "%sState: %4"UVxf", Base: 0x%-4"UVxf" uvc=%"UVxf" word=%"UVxf"\n",
-                                    failed ? "Fail transition to " : "",
-                                    state, base, uvc, word)
-                            );
+                                    "%sState: %4"UVxf", word=%"UVxf,
+                                    failed ? " Fail transition to " : "",
+                                    (UV)state, (UV)word);
+                            });
                             if ( base ) {
                                 U32 tmp;
                                 if (charid &&
@@ -1685,53 +1551,60 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                                      && (tmp=trie->trans[base + charid - 1 -
                                         trie->uniquecharcount ].next))
                                 {
+                                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log," - legal\n"));
                                     state = tmp;
                                     break;
                                 }
                                 else {
-                                    failed++;
-                                    if ( state == 1 )
-                                        break;
-                                    else
-                                        state = aho->fail[state];
+                                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log," - fail\n"));
+                                    failed = 1;
+                                    state = aho->fail[state];
                                 }
                             }
                             else {
                                 /* we must be accepting here */
-                                failed++;
+                                DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log," - accepting\n"));
+                                failed = 1;
                                 break;
                             }
                         } while(state);
+                        uc += len;
                         if (failed) {
                             if (leftmost)
                                 break;
-                            else if (!charid && trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold) {
-                                while ( uc <= (U8*)last_start  && !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*uc) ) {
-                                    uc++;
-                                }
-                            }
+                            if (!state) state = 1;
                         }
                     }
                     if ( aho->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
                         U8 *lpos = points[ (pointpos - trie->wordlen[aho->states[ state ].wordnum-1]) % maxlen ];
-                        if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost)
+                        if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost) {
+                            DEBUG_r(accepted_word=aho->states[ state ].wordnum);
                             leftmost = lpos;
+                        }
                     }
-                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
-                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                            "%sState: %4"UVxf", Base: 0x%-4"UVxf" uvc=%"UVxf"\n",
-                            "All done: ",
-                            state, base, uvc)
-                    );
                     if (leftmost) {
                         s = (char*)leftmost;
+                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
+                            PerlIO_printf( 
+                                Perl_debug_log,"Matches word #%"UVxf" at position %d. Trying full pattern...\n",
+                                (UV)accepted_word, s - real_start
+                            );
+                        });
                         if (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) {
                             FREETMPS;
                            LEAVE;
                             goto got_it;
                         }
                         s = HOPc(s,1);
+                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
+                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"Pattern failed. Looking for new start point...\n");
+                        });
                     } else {
+                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"No match.\n"));
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -1770,12 +1643,9 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     I32 scream_pos = -1;               /* Internal iterator of scream. */
     char *scream_olds = NULL;
     SV* const oreplsv = GvSV(PL_replgv);
-    const bool do_utf8 = DO_UTF8(sv);
+    const bool do_utf8 = (bool)DO_UTF8(sv);
     I32 multiline;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    SV* dsv0;
-    SV* dsv1;
-#endif
+
     regmatch_info reginfo;  /* create some info to pass to regtry etc */
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
@@ -1791,20 +1661,21 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
     reginfo.prog = prog;
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    dsv0 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
-    dsv1 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1);
-#endif
-
     RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(prog, do_utf8);
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( 
+        debug_start_match(prog, do_utf8, startpos, strend, 
+        "Matching");
+    );
 
     minlen = prog->minlen;
-    if (strend - startpos < minlen) {
+    
+    if (strend - startpos < (minlen+(prog->check_offset_min<0?prog->check_offset_min:0))) {
         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                              "String too short [regexec_flags]...\n"));
        goto phooey;
     }
 
+    
     /* Check validity of program. */
     if (UCHARAT(prog->program) != REG_MAGIC) {
        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "corrupted regexp program");
@@ -1863,29 +1734,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        }
     }
 
-    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-       const char * const s0   = UTF
-           ? pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)prog->precomp, prog->prelen, 60,
-                         UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX)
-           : prog->precomp;
-       const int len0 = UTF ? (int)SvCUR(dsv0) : prog->prelen;
-       const char * const s1 = do_utf8 ? sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60,
-                                              UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : startpos;
-       const int len1 = do_utf8 ? (int)SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - startpos;
-        if (!PL_colorset)
-            reginitcolors();
-        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%sMatching REx%s \"%s%*.*s%s%s\" against \"%s%.*s%s%s\"\n",
-                      PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5], PL_colors[0],
-                      len0, len0, s0,
-                      PL_colors[1],
-                      len0 > 60 ? "..." : "",
-                      PL_colors[0],
-                      (int)(len1 > 60 ? 60 : len1),
-                      s1, PL_colors[1],
-                      (len1 > 60 ? "..." : "")
-             );
-    });
+
 
     /* Simplest case:  anchored match need be tried only once. */
     /*  [unless only anchor is BOL and multiline is set] */
@@ -1930,7 +1779,11 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            }
        }
        goto phooey;
-    } else if (prog->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS) {
+    } else if (ROPT_GPOS_CHECK == (prog->reganch & ROPT_GPOS_CHECK)) 
+    {
+        /* the warning about reginfo.ganch being used without intialization
+           is bogus -- we set it above, when prog->reganch & ROPT_GPOS_SEEN 
+           and we only enter this block when the same bit is set. */
        if (regtry(&reginfo, reginfo.ganch))
            goto got_it;
        goto phooey;
@@ -1949,7 +1802,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        ch = SvPVX_const(do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr)[0];
 
        if (do_utf8) {
-           while (s < strend) {
+           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
                    if (regtry(&reginfo, s)) goto got_it;
@@ -1957,11 +1810,10 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                    while (s < strend && *s == ch)
                        s += UTF8SKIP(s);
                }
-               s += UTF8SKIP(s);
-           }
+           );
        }
        else {
-           while (s < strend) {
+           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
                    if (regtry(&reginfo, s)) goto got_it;
@@ -1969,8 +1821,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                    while (s < strend && *s == ch)
                        s++;
                }
-               s++;
-           }
+           );
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(if (!did_match)
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -2001,14 +1852,19 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            back_max = prog->float_max_offset;
            back_min = prog->float_min_offset;
        }
+       
+           
        if (must == &PL_sv_undef)
            /* could not downgrade utf8 check substring, so must fail */
            goto phooey;
 
-       last = HOP3c(strend,    /* Cannot start after this */
-                         -(I32)(CHR_SVLEN(must)
-                                - (SvTAIL(must) != 0) + back_min), strbeg);
-
+        if (back_min<0) {
+           last = strend;
+       } else {
+            last = HOP3c(strend,       /* Cannot start after this */
+                 -(I32)(CHR_SVLEN(must)
+                        - (SvTAIL(must) != 0) + back_min), strbeg);
+        }
        if (s > PL_bostr)
            last1 = HOPc(s, -1);
        else
@@ -2021,9 +1877,9 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        strend = HOPc(strend, -dontbother);
        while ( (s <= last) &&
                ((flags & REXEC_SCREAM)
-                ? (s = screaminstr(sv, must, HOP3c(s, back_min, strend) - strbeg,
+                ? (s = screaminstr(sv, must, HOP3c(s, back_min, (back_min<0 ? strbeg : strend)) - strbeg,
                                    end_shift, &scream_pos, 0))
-                : (s = fbm_instr((unsigned char*)HOP3(s, back_min, strend),
+                : (s = fbm_instr((unsigned char*)HOP3(s, back_min, (back_min<0 ? strbeg : strend)),
                                  (unsigned char*)strend, must,
                                  multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0))) ) {
            /* we may be pointing at the wrong string */
@@ -2055,45 +1911,34 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                }
            }
        }
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(if (!did_match)
-                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, 
-                                  "Did not find %s substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s...\n",
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(if (!did_match) {
+            RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(quoted, do_utf8, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0), 
+                SvPVX_const(must), RE_SV_DUMPLEN(must), 30);
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Did not find %s substr %s%s...\n",
                              ((must == prog->anchored_substr || must == prog->anchored_utf8)
                               ? "anchored" : "floating"),
-                             PL_colors[0],
-                             (int)(SvCUR(must) - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                             SvPVX_const(must),
-                                  PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : ""))
-               );
+                quoted, RE_SV_TAIL(must));
+        });                
        goto phooey;
     }
-    else if ((c = prog->regstclass)) {
+    else if ( (c = prog->regstclass) ) {
        if (minlen) {
            const OPCODE op = OP(prog->regstclass);
            /* don't bother with what can't match */
-           if (PL_regkind[op] != EXACT && op != CANY && op != TRIE)
+           if (PL_regkind[op] != EXACT && op != CANY && PL_regkind[op] != TRIE)
                strend = HOPc(strend, -(minlen - 1));
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
            SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
-           const char *s0;
-           const char *s1;
-           int len0;
-           int len1;
-
            regprop(prog, prop, c);
-           s0 = UTF ?
-             pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)SvPVX_const(prop), SvCUR(prop), 60,
-                            UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-             SvPVX_const(prop);
-           len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : SvCUR(prop);
-           s1 = UTF ?
-             sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : s;
-           len1 = UTF ? (int)SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - s;
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                         "Matching stclass \"%*.*s\" against \"%*.*s\" (%d chars)\n",
-                         len0, len0, s0,
-                         len1, len1, s1, (int)(strend - s));
+           {
+               RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(quoted,UTF,PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1),
+                   s,strend-s,60);
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                   "Matching stclass %.*s against %s (%d chars)\n",
+                   (int)SvCUR(prop), SvPVX_const(prop),
+                    quoted, (int)(strend - s));
+           }
        });
         if (find_byclass(prog, c, s, strend, &reginfo))
            goto got_it;
@@ -2140,9 +1985,10 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                }
            }
            if (last == NULL) {
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                     "%sCan't trim the tail, match fails (should not happen)%s\n",
-                                     PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "%sCan't trim the tail, match fails (should not happen)%s\n",
+                       PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
                goto phooey; /* Should not happen! */
            }
            dontbother = strend - last + prog->float_min_offset;
@@ -2224,6 +2070,7 @@ phooey:
     return 0;
 }
 
+
 /*
  - regtry - try match at specific point
  */
@@ -2237,9 +2084,6 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos)
     regexp *prog = reginfo->prog;
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regindent = 0;  /* XXXX Not good when matches are reenterable... */
-#endif
     if ((prog->reganch & ROPT_EVAL_SEEN) && !PL_reg_eval_set) {
        MAGIC *mg;
 
@@ -2310,16 +2154,16 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos)
        prog->subbeg = PL_bostr;
        prog->sublen = PL_regeol - PL_bostr; /* strend may have been modified */
     }
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PL_reg_starttry = startpos);
     prog->startp[0] = startpos - PL_bostr;
     PL_reginput = startpos;
-    PL_regstartp = prog->startp;
-    PL_regendp = prog->endp;
     PL_reglastparen = &prog->lastparen;
     PL_reglastcloseparen = &prog->lastcloseparen;
     prog->lastparen = 0;
     prog->lastcloseparen = 0;
     PL_regsize = 0;
-    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PL_reg_starttry = startpos);
+    PL_regstartp = prog->startp;
+    PL_regendp = prog->endp;
     if (PL_reg_start_tmpl <= prog->nparens) {
        PL_reg_start_tmpl = prog->nparens*3/2 + 3;
         if(PL_reg_start_tmp)
@@ -2365,67 +2209,20 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos)
 
 #define sayYES goto yes
 #define sayNO goto no
-#define sayNO_ANYOF goto no_anyof
-#define sayYES_FINAL goto yes_final
-#define sayNO_FINAL  goto no_final
-#define sayNO_SILENT goto do_no
-#define saySAME(x) if (x) goto yes; else goto no
-
-#define POSCACHE_SUCCESS 0     /* caching success rather than failure */
-#define POSCACHE_SEEN 1                /* we know what we're caching */
-#define POSCACHE_START 2       /* the real cache: this bit maps to pos 0 */
-
-#define CACHEsayYES STMT_START { \
-    if (st->u.whilem.cache_offset | st->u.whilem.cache_bit) { \
-       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) { \
-           PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS) | (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-        else if (PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS)) { \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-       else { \
-           /* cache records failure, but this is success */ \
-           DEBUG_r( \
-               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
-                   "%*s  (remove success from failure cache)\n", \
-                   REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "") \
-           ); \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] &= ~(1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-    } \
-    sayYES; \
-} STMT_END
+#define sayNO_SILENT goto no_silent
 
-#define CACHEsayNO STMT_START { \
-    if (st->u.whilem.cache_offset | st->u.whilem.cache_bit) { \
-       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) { \
-           PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-        else if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))) { \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-       else { \
-           /* cache records success, but this is failure */ \
-           DEBUG_r( \
-               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
-                   "%*s  (remove failure from success cache)\n", \
-                   REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "") \
-           ); \
-           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] &= ~(1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
-       } \
-    } \
-    sayNO; \
-} STMT_END
+/* we dont use STMT_START/END here because it leads to 
+   "unreachable code" warnings, which are bogus, but distracting. */
+#define CACHEsayNO \
+    if (ST.cache_mask) \
+       PL_reg_poscache[ST.cache_offset] |= ST.cache_mask; \
+    sayNO
 
 /* this is used to determine how far from the left messages like
-   'failed...' are printed. Currently 29 makes these messages line
-   up with the opcode they refer to. Earlier perls used 25 which
-   left these messages outdented making reviewing a debug output
-   quite difficult.
+   'failed...' are printed. It should be set such that messages 
+   are inline with the regop output that created them.
 */
-#define REPORT_CODE_OFF 29
+#define REPORT_CODE_OFF 32
 
 
 /* Make sure there is a test for this +1 options in re_tests */
@@ -2456,14 +2253,6 @@ S_push_slab(pTHX)
     return SLAB_FIRST(s);
 }
 
-/* simulate a recursive call to regmatch */
-
-#define REGMATCH(ns, where) \
-    st->scan = scan; \
-    scan = (ns); \
-    st->resume_state = resume_##where; \
-    goto start_recurse; \
-    resume_point_##where:
 
 /* push a new state then goto it */
 
@@ -2586,59 +2375,75 @@ S_push_slab(pTHX)
  * allocated since entry are freed.
  */
  
-/* *** every FOO_fail should = FOO+1 */
-#define TRIE_next              (REGNODE_MAX+1)
-#define TRIE_next_fail         (REGNODE_MAX+2)
-#define EVAL_A                 (REGNODE_MAX+3)
-#define EVAL_A_fail            (REGNODE_MAX+4)
-#define resume_CURLYX          (REGNODE_MAX+5)
-#define resume_WHILEM1         (REGNODE_MAX+6)
-#define resume_WHILEM2         (REGNODE_MAX+7)
-#define resume_WHILEM3         (REGNODE_MAX+8)
-#define resume_WHILEM4         (REGNODE_MAX+9)
-#define resume_WHILEM5         (REGNODE_MAX+10)
-#define resume_WHILEM6         (REGNODE_MAX+11)
-#define BRANCH_next            (REGNODE_MAX+12)
-#define BRANCH_next_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+13)
-#define CURLYM_A               (REGNODE_MAX+14)
-#define CURLYM_A_fail          (REGNODE_MAX+15)
-#define CURLYM_B               (REGNODE_MAX+16)
-#define CURLYM_B_fail          (REGNODE_MAX+17)
-#define IFMATCH_A              (REGNODE_MAX+18)
-#define IFMATCH_A_fail         (REGNODE_MAX+19)
-#define CURLY_B_min_known      (REGNODE_MAX+20)
-#define CURLY_B_min_known_fail (REGNODE_MAX+21)
-#define CURLY_B_min            (REGNODE_MAX+22)
-#define CURLY_B_min_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+23)
-#define CURLY_B_max            (REGNODE_MAX+24)
-#define CURLY_B_max_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+25)
+
+#define DEBUG_STATE_pp(pp)                                 \
+    DEBUG_STATE_r({                                        \
+       DUMP_EXEC_POS(locinput, scan, do_utf8);             \
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,                       \
+           "    %*s"pp" %s\n",                             \
+           depth*2, "",                                    \
+           reg_name[st->resume_state] );   \
+    });
 
 
 #define REG_NODE_NUM(x) ((x) ? (int)((x)-prog) : -1)
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING 
-STATIC void 
-S_dump_exec_pos(pTHX_ const char *locinput, const regnode *scan, const bool do_utf8)
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+
+STATIC void
+S_debug_start_match(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, const bool do_utf8, 
+    const char *start, const char *end, const char *blurb)
+{
+    const bool utf8_pat= prog->reganch & ROPT_UTF8 ? 1 : 0;
+    if (!PL_colorset)   
+            reginitcolors();    
+    {
+        RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s0, utf8_pat, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0), 
+            prog->precomp, prog->prelen, 60);   
+        
+        RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s1, do_utf8, PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1), 
+            start, end - start, 60); 
+        
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, 
+            "%s%s REx%s %s against %s\n", 
+                      PL_colors[4], blurb, PL_colors[5], s0, s1); 
+        
+        if (do_utf8||utf8_pat) 
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "UTF-8 %s%s%s...\n",
+                utf8_pat ? "pattern" : "",
+                utf8_pat && do_utf8 ? " and " : "",
+                do_utf8 ? "string" : ""
+            ); 
+    }
+}
+
+STATIC void
+S_dump_exec_pos(pTHX_ const char *locinput, 
+                      const regnode *scan, 
+                      const char *loc_regeol, 
+                      const char *loc_bostr, 
+                      const char *loc_reg_starttry,
+                      const bool do_utf8)
 {
-    const int docolor = *PL_colors[0];
+    const int docolor = *PL_colors[0] || *PL_colors[2] || *PL_colors[4];
     const int taill = (docolor ? 10 : 7); /* 3 chars for "> <" */
-    int l = (PL_regeol - locinput) > taill ? taill : (PL_regeol - locinput);
+    int l = (loc_regeol - locinput) > taill ? taill : (loc_regeol - locinput);
     /* The part of the string before starttry has one color
        (pref0_len chars), between starttry and current
        position another one (pref_len - pref0_len chars),
        after the current position the third one.
        We assume that pref0_len <= pref_len, otherwise we
        decrease pref0_len.  */
-    int pref_len = (locinput - PL_bostr) > (5 + taill) - l
-       ? (5 + taill) - l : locinput - PL_bostr;
+    int pref_len = (locinput - loc_bostr) > (5 + taill) - l
+       ? (5 + taill) - l : locinput - loc_bostr;
     int pref0_len;
 
     while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput - pref_len)))
        pref_len++;
-    pref0_len = pref_len  - (locinput - PL_reg_starttry);
-    if (l + pref_len < (5 + taill) && l < PL_regeol - locinput)
-       l = ( PL_regeol - locinput > (5 + taill) - pref_len
-             ? (5 + taill) - pref_len : PL_regeol - locinput);
+    pref0_len = pref_len  - (locinput - loc_reg_starttry);
+    if (l + pref_len < (5 + taill) && l < loc_regeol - locinput)
+       l = ( loc_regeol - locinput > (5 + taill) - pref_len
+             ? (5 + taill) - pref_len : loc_regeol - locinput);
     while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput + l)))
        l--;
     if (pref0_len < 0)
@@ -2646,40 +2451,31 @@ S_dump_exec_pos(pTHX_ const char *locinput, const regnode *scan, const bool do_u
     if (pref0_len > pref_len)
        pref0_len = pref_len;
     {
-      const char * const s0 =
-       do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-       pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0), (U8*)(locinput - pref_len),
-                      pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-       locinput - pref_len;
-      const int len0 = do_utf8 ? (int)strlen(s0) : pref0_len;
-      const char * const s1 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-       pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(1),
-                      (U8*)(locinput - pref_len + pref0_len),
-                      pref_len - pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-       locinput - pref_len + pref0_len;
-      const int len1 = do_utf8 ? (int)strlen(s1) : pref_len - pref0_len;
-      const char * const s2 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-       pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(2), (U8*)locinput,
-                      PL_regeol - locinput, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-       locinput;
-      const int len2 = do_utf8 ? (int)strlen(s2) : l;
-      PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                   "%4"IVdf" <%s%.*s%s%s%.*s%s%s%s%.*s%s>%*s|",
-                   (IV)(locinput - PL_bostr),
-                   PL_colors[4],
+       const int is_uni = (do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY) ? 1 : 0;
+
+       RE_PV_COLOR_DECL(s0,len0,is_uni,PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0),
+           (locinput - pref_len),pref0_len, 60, 4, 5);
+       
+       RE_PV_COLOR_DECL(s1,len1,is_uni,PERL_DEBUG_PAD(1),
+                   (locinput - pref_len + pref0_len),
+                   pref_len - pref0_len, 60, 2, 3);
+       
+       RE_PV_COLOR_DECL(s2,len2,is_uni,PERL_DEBUG_PAD(2),
+                   locinput, loc_regeol - locinput, 10, 0, 1);
+
+       const STRLEN tlen=len0+len1+len2;
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                   "%4"IVdf" <%.*s%.*s%s%.*s>%*s|",
+                   (IV)(locinput - loc_bostr),
                    len0, s0,
-                   PL_colors[5],
-                   PL_colors[2],
                    len1, s1,
-                   PL_colors[3],
                    (docolor ? "" : "> <"),
-                   PL_colors[0],
                    len2, s2,
-                   PL_colors[1],
-                   15 - l - pref_len + 1,
+                   (int)(tlen > 19 ? 0 :  19 - tlen),
                    "");
     }
 }
+
 #endif
 
 STATIC I32                     /* 0 failure, 1 success */
@@ -2708,15 +2504,17 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
     /* these variables are NOT saved during a recusive RFEGMATCH: */
     register I32 nextchr;   /* is always set to UCHARAT(locinput) */
-    bool result;           /* return value of S_regmatch */
+    bool result = 0;       /* return value of S_regmatch */
     int depth = 0;         /* depth of recursion */
+    int nochange_depth = 0; /* depth of RECURSE recursion with nochange*/
     regmatch_state *yes_state = NULL; /* state to pop to on success of
                                                            subpattern */
+    regmatch_state *cur_eval = NULL; /* most recent EVAL_AB state */
+    struct regmatch_state  *cur_curlyx = NULL; /* most recent curlyx */
     U32 state_num;
-    
+
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
-    PL_regindent++;
 #endif
 
     /* on first ever call to regmatch, allocate first slab */
@@ -2740,7 +2538,8 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
     st->minmod = 0;
     st->sw = 0;
     st->logical = 0;
-    st->cc = NULL;
+    cur_curlyx = NULL;
+
     /* Note that nextchr is a byte even in UTF */
     nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
     scan = prog;
@@ -2748,14 +2547,16 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( {
            SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
-           dump_exec_pos( locinput, scan, do_utf8 );
+           regnode *rnext=regnext(scan);
+           DUMP_EXEC_POS( locinput, scan, do_utf8 );
            regprop(rex, prop, scan);
             
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                    "%3"IVdf":%*s%s(%"IVdf")\n",
-                   (IV)(scan - rex->program), PL_regindent*2, "",
+                   (IV)(scan - rex->program), depth*2, "",
                    SvPVX_const(prop),
-                   PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == END ? 0 : (IV)(regnext(scan) - rex->program));
+                   (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == END || !rnext) ? 
+                       0 : (IV)(rnext - rex->program));
        });
 
        next = scan + NEXT_OFF(scan);
@@ -2836,7 +2637,22 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
 #undef  ST
 #define ST st->u.trie
-
+        case TRIEC:
+            /* In this case the charclass data is available inline so
+               we can fail fast without a lot of extra overhead. 
+             */
+            if (scan->flags == EXACT || !do_utf8) {
+                if(!ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(scan, *locinput)) {
+                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                 "%*s  %sfailed to match trie start class...%s\n",
+                                 REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                    );
+                    sayNO_SILENT;
+                    /* NOTREACHED */
+                }                      
+            }
+            /* FALL THROUGH */
        case TRIE:
            {
                 /* what type of TRIE am I? (utf8 makes this contextual) */
@@ -2850,23 +2666,6 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                    = (reg_trie_data*)rex->data->data[ ARG( scan ) ];
                 U32 state = trie->startstate;
 
-               U8 *uc = ( U8* )locinput;
-               U16 charid = 0;
-               U32 base = 0;
-               UV uvc = 0;
-               STRLEN len = 0;
-               STRLEN foldlen = 0;
-               U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
-               STRLEN bufflen=0;
-               SV *sv_accept_buff = NULL;
-               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
-
-               ST.accepted = 0; /* how many accepting states we have seen */
-               ST.B = next;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-               ST.me = scan;
-#endif
-                
                if (trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold &&
                    !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*locinput)
                ) {
@@ -2874,42 +2673,71 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                             PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                          "%*s  %smatched empty string...%s\n",
-                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                         );
                        break;
                    } else {
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                             PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                         "%*s  %sfailed to match start class...%s\n",
-                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                                         "%*s  %sfailed to match trie start class...%s\n",
+                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                         );
                        sayNO_SILENT;
                   }
                 }
 
+            { 
+               U8 *uc = ( U8* )locinput;
+
+               STRLEN len = 0;
+               STRLEN foldlen = 0;
+               U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
+               STRLEN bufflen=0;
+               SV *sv_accept_buff = NULL;
+               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
+
+               ST.accepted = 0; /* how many accepting states we have seen */
+               ST.B = next;
+               ST.jump = trie->jump;
+               
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+               ST.me = scan;
+#endif
+                
+               
+
                /*
                   traverse the TRIE keeping track of all accepting states
                   we transition through until we get to a failing node.
                */
 
                while ( state && uc <= (U8*)PL_regeol ) {
+                    U32 base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
+                    UV uvc = 0;
+                    U16 charid;
+                    /* We use charid to hold the wordnum as we don't use it
+                       for charid until after we have done the wordnum logic. 
+                       We define an alias just so that the wordnum logic reads
+                       more naturally. */
+
+#define got_wordnum charid
+                    got_wordnum = trie->states[ state ].wordnum;
 
-                   if (trie->states[ state ].wordnum) {
-                       if (!ST.accepted ) {
+                   if ( got_wordnum ) {
+                       if ( ! ST.accepted ) {
                            ENTER;
                            SAVETMPS;
                            bufflen = TRIE_INITAL_ACCEPT_BUFFLEN;
                            sv_accept_buff=newSV(bufflen *
                                            sizeof(reg_trie_accepted) - 1);
-                           SvCUR_set(sv_accept_buff,
-                                               sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
+                           SvCUR_set(sv_accept_buff, 0);
                            SvPOK_on(sv_accept_buff);
                            sv_2mortal(sv_accept_buff);
                            SAVETMPS;
                            ST.accept_buff =
                                (reg_trie_accepted*)SvPV_nolen(sv_accept_buff );
                        }
-                       else {
+                       do {
                            if (ST.accepted >= bufflen) {
                                bufflen *= 2;
                                ST.accept_buff =(reg_trie_accepted*)
@@ -2918,59 +2746,27 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                            }
                            SvCUR_set(sv_accept_buff,SvCUR(sv_accept_buff)
                                + sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
-                       }
-                       ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].wordnum = trie->states[state].wordnum;
-                       ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].endpos = uc;
-                       ++ST.accepted;
-                   }
 
-                   base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
+
+                           ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].wordnum = got_wordnum;
+                           ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].endpos = uc;
+                           ++ST.accepted;
+                       } while (trie->nextword && (got_wordnum= trie->nextword[got_wordnum]));
+                   }
+#undef got_wordnum 
 
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
-                               dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, scan, do_utf8 );
+                               DUMP_EXEC_POS( (char *)uc, scan, do_utf8 );
                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                   "%*s  %sState: %4"UVxf", Base: %4"UVxf", Accepted: %4"UVxf" ",
-                                   2+PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
-                                   (UV)state, (UV)base, (UV)ST.accepted );
+                                   "%*s  %sState: %4"UVxf" Accepted: %4"UVxf" ",
+                                   2+depth * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                                   (UV)state, (UV)ST.accepted );
                    });
 
-                   if ( base ) {
-                       switch (trie_type) {
-                       case trie_utf8_fold:
-                           if ( foldlen>0 ) {
-                               uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
-                               foldlen -= len;
-                               uscan += len;
-                               len=0;
-                           } else {
-                               uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
-                               uvc = to_uni_fold( uvc, foldbuf, &foldlen );
-                               foldlen -= UNISKIP( uvc );
-                               uscan = foldbuf + UNISKIP( uvc );
-                           }
-                           break;
-                       case trie_utf8:
-                           uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN,
-                                                           &len, uniflags );
-                           break;
-                       case trie_plain:
-                           uvc = (UV)*uc;
-                           len = 1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (uvc < 256) {
-                           charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
-                       }
-                       else {
-                           charid = 0;
-                           if (trie->widecharmap) {
-                               SV** const svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
-                                           (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);
-                               if (svpp)
-                                   charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);
-                           }
-                       }
-
+                   if ( base ) {
+                       REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, uc, uscan, len,
+                           uvc, charid, foldlen, foldbuf, uniflags);
+
                        if (charid &&
                             (base + charid > trie->uniquecharcount )
                             && (base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount
@@ -2992,7 +2788,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                    }
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                           "Charid:%3x CV:%4"UVxf" After State: %4"UVxf"%s\n",
+                           "Charid:%3x CP:%4"UVxf" After State: %4"UVxf"%s\n",
                            charid, uvc, (UV)state, PL_colors[5] );
                    );
                }
@@ -3002,10 +2798,10 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
                        "%*s  %sgot %"IVdf" possible matches%s\n",
-                       REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF + depth * 2, "",
                        PL_colors[4], (IV)ST.accepted, PL_colors[5] );
                );
-           }
+           }}
 
            /* FALL THROUGH */
 
@@ -3021,7 +2817,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                                    : NULL;
                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
                        "%*s  %sonly one match left: #%d <%s>%s\n",
-                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4],
                        ST.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum,
                        tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",
                        PL_colors[5] );
@@ -3033,7 +2829,12 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                LEAVE;
                locinput = PL_reginput;
                nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
-               scan = ST.B;
+               
+               if ( !ST.jump ) 
+                   scan = ST.B;
+               else
+                   scan = ST.B - ST.jump[ST.accept_buff[0].wordnum];
+               
                continue; /* execute rest of RE */
            }
 
@@ -3062,7 +2863,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
                            "%*s  %sgot %"IVdf" (%d) as best, looking at %"IVdf" (%d)%s\n",
-                           REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                           REPORT_CODE_OFF + depth * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
                            (IV)best, ST.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum, (IV)cur,
                            ST.accept_buff[ cur ].wordnum, PL_colors[5] );
                    );
@@ -3078,10 +2879,15 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                    SV ** const tmp = RX_DEBUG(reginfo->prog)
                                ? av_fetch( trie->words, ST.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum - 1, 0 )
                                : NULL;
-                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s  %strying alternation #%d <%s> at node #%d %s\n",
-                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                   regnode *nextop=!ST.jump ? 
+                                   ST.B : 
+                                   ST.B - ST.jump[ST.accept_buff[best].wordnum];    
+                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, 
+                       "%*s  %strying alternation #%d <%s> at node #%d %s\n",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4],
                        ST.accept_buff[best].wordnum,
-                       tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr", REG_NODE_NUM(scan),
+                       tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr", 
+                           REG_NODE_NUM(nextop),
                        PL_colors[5] );
                });
 
@@ -3092,8 +2898,15 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                    best = ST.accepted;
                }
                PL_reginput = (char *)ST.accept_buff[ best ].endpos;
+               if ( !ST.jump ) {
+                   PUSH_STATE_GOTO(TRIE_next, ST.B);
+                   /* NOTREACHED */
+               } else {
+                   PUSH_STATE_GOTO(TRIE_next, ST.B - ST.jump[ST.accept_buff[best].wordnum]);
+                   /* NOTREACHED */
+                }
+                /* NOTREACHED */
            }
-           PUSH_STATE_GOTO(TRIE_next, ST.B);
            /* NOTREACHED */
 
 #undef  ST
@@ -3204,7 +3017,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                STRLEN inclasslen = PL_regeol - locinput;
 
                if (!reginclass(rex, scan, (U8*)locinput, &inclasslen, do_utf8))
-                   sayNO_ANYOF;
+                   goto anyof_fail;
                if (locinput >= PL_regeol)
                    sayNO;
                locinput += inclasslen ? inclasslen : UTF8SKIP(locinput);
@@ -3215,13 +3028,13 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                if (nextchr < 0)
                    nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
                if (!REGINCLASS(rex, scan, (U8*)locinput))
-                   sayNO_ANYOF;
+                   goto anyof_fail;
                if (!nextchr && locinput >= PL_regeol)
                    sayNO;
                nextchr = UCHARAT(++locinput);
                break;
            }
-       no_anyof:
+       anyof_fail:
            /* If we might have the case of the German sharp s
             * in a casefolding Unicode character class. */
 
@@ -3509,10 +3322,39 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
 #undef  ST
 #define ST st->u.eval
-
-       case EVAL:  /*   /(?{A})B/   /(??{A})B/  and /(?(?{A})X|Y)B/   */
        {
            SV *ret;
+            regexp *re;
+            regnode *startpoint;           
+            
+        case SRECURSE:
+       case RECURSE: /*    /(...(?1))/      */
+            if (cur_eval && cur_eval->locinput==locinput) {
+                if (cur_eval->u.eval.close_paren == ARG(scan)) 
+                    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Infinite recursion in RECURSE in regexp");
+                if ( ++nochange_depth > MAX_RECURSE_EVAL_NOCHANGE_DEPTH ) 
+                    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "RECURSE without pos change exceeded limit in regexp");
+            } else {
+                nochange_depth = 0;
+            }    
+            re = rex;
+            (void)ReREFCNT_inc(rex);
+            if (OP(scan)==RECURSE) {
+                startpoint = scan + ARG2L(scan);
+                ST.close_paren = ARG(scan);
+            } else {
+                startpoint = re->program+1;
+                ST.close_paren = 0;
+            }
+            goto eval_recurse_doit;
+            /* NOTREACHED */
+        case EVAL:  /*   /(?{A})B/   /(??{A})B/  and /(?(?{A})X|Y)B/   */        
+            if (cur_eval && cur_eval->locinput==locinput) {
+                if ( ++nochange_depth > MAX_RECURSE_EVAL_NOCHANGE_DEPTH ) 
+                    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "EVAL without pos change exceeded limit in regexp");
+            } else {
+                nochange_depth = 0;
+            }    
            {
                /* execute the code in the {...} */
                dSP;
@@ -3546,7 +3388,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                }
            }
            if (st->logical == 2) { /* Postponed subexpression: /(??{...})/ */
-               regexp *re;
+
                {
                    /* extract RE object from returned value; compiling if
                     * necessary */
@@ -3574,7 +3416,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
                        Zero(&pm, 1, PMOP);
                        if (DO_UTF8(ret)) pm.op_pmdynflags |= PMdf_DYN_UTF8;
-                       re = CALLREGCOMP(aTHX_ (char*)t, (char*)t + len, &pm);
+                       re = CALLREGCOMP((char*)t, (char*)t + len, &pm);
                        if (!(SvFLAGS(ret)
                              & (SVs_TEMP | SVs_PADTMP | SVf_READONLY
                                | SVs_GMG)))
@@ -3583,20 +3425,29 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                        PL_regsize = osize;
                    }
                }
-
+                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                    debug_start_match(re, do_utf8, locinput, PL_regeol, 
+                        "Matching embedded");
+               );              
+               startpoint = re->program + 1;
+                       ST.close_paren = 0; /* only used for RECURSE */
+                       /* borrowed from regtry */
+                if (PL_reg_start_tmpl <= re->nparens) {
+                    PL_reg_start_tmpl = re->nparens*3/2 + 3;
+                    if(PL_reg_start_tmp)
+                        Renew(PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
+                    else
+                        Newx(PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
+                }                      
+
+        eval_recurse_doit: /* Share code with RECURSE below this line */                               
                /* run the pattern returned from (??{...}) */
-
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                 "Entering embedded \"%s%.60s%s%s\"\n",
-                                 PL_colors[0],
-                                 re->precomp,
-                                 PL_colors[1],
-                                 (strlen(re->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""))
-                   );
-
                ST.cp = regcppush(0);   /* Save *all* the positions. */
                REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
+               
+               PL_regstartp = re->startp; /* essentially NOOP on RECURSE */
+               PL_regendp = re->endp;     /* essentially NOOP on RECURSE */
+               
                *PL_reglastparen = 0;
                *PL_reglastcloseparen = 0;
                PL_reginput = locinput;
@@ -3605,58 +3456,56 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
 
                st->logical = 0;
-               ST.toggleutf = ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0) ^
-                           ((re->reganch & ROPT_UTF8) != 0);
-               if (ST.toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+               ST.toggle_reg_flags = PL_reg_flags;
+               if (re->reganch & ROPT_UTF8)
+                   PL_reg_flags |= RF_utf8;
+               else
+                   PL_reg_flags &= ~RF_utf8;
+               ST.toggle_reg_flags ^= PL_reg_flags; /* diff of old and new */
+
                ST.prev_rex = rex;
+               ST.prev_curlyx = cur_curlyx;
                rex = re;
-
+               cur_curlyx = NULL;
                ST.B = next;
-               /* now continue  from first node in postoned RE */
-               PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(EVAL_A, re->program + 1);
+               ST.prev_eval = cur_eval;
+               cur_eval = st;
+               /* now continue from first node in postoned RE */
+               PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(EVAL_AB, startpoint);
                /* NOTREACHED */
            }
            /* /(?(?{...})X|Y)/ */
-           st->sw = SvTRUE(ret);
+           st->sw = (bool)SvTRUE(ret);
            st->logical = 0;
            break;
        }
 
-       case EVAL_A: /* successfully ran inner rex (??{rex}) */
-           if (ST.toggleutf)
-               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+       case EVAL_AB: /* cleanup after a successful (??{A})B */
+           /* note: this is called twice; first after popping B, then A */
+           PL_reg_flags ^= ST.toggle_reg_flags; 
            ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
            rex = ST.prev_rex;
+           regcpblow(ST.cp);
+           cur_eval = ST.prev_eval;
+           cur_curlyx = ST.prev_curlyx;
            /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
            PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
-           /* Restore parens of the caller without popping the
-            * savestack */
-           {
-               const I32 tmp = PL_savestack_ix;
-               PL_savestack_ix = ST.lastcp;
-               regcppop(rex);
-               PL_savestack_ix = tmp;
-           }
-           PL_reginput = locinput;
-            /* continue at the node following the (??{...}) */
-           scan = ST.B;
-           continue;
+           sayYES;
 
-       case EVAL_A_fail: /* unsuccessfully ran inner rex (??{rex}) */
-           /* Restore state to the outer re then re-throw the failure */
-           if (ST.toggleutf)
-               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+
+       case EVAL_AB_fail: /* unsuccessfully ran A or B in (??{A})B */
+           /* note: this is called twice; first after popping B, then A */
+           PL_reg_flags ^= ST.toggle_reg_flags; 
            ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
            rex = ST.prev_rex;
-
-           /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
-           PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
-
            PL_reginput = locinput;
            REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
            regcppop(rex);
+           cur_eval = ST.prev_eval;
+           cur_curlyx = ST.prev_curlyx;
+           /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+           PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
            sayNO_SILENT;
-
 #undef ST
 
        case OPEN:
@@ -3672,10 +3521,13 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
            if (n > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
                *PL_reglastparen = n;
            *PL_reglastcloseparen = n;
+            if (cur_eval && cur_eval->u.eval.close_paren == (U32)n) {
+               goto fake_end;
+           }    
            break;
        case GROUPP:
            n = ARG(scan);  /* which paren pair */
-           st->sw = ((I32)*PL_reglastparen >= n && PL_regendp[n] != -1);
+           st->sw = (bool)((I32)*PL_reglastparen >= n && PL_regendp[n] != -1);
            break;
        case IFTHEN:
            PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;           /* Void cache */
@@ -3690,212 +3542,197 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
        case LOGICAL:
            st->logical = scan->flags;
            break;
+
 /*******************************************************************
- cc points to the regmatch_state associated with the most recent CURLYX.
- This struct contains info about the innermost (...)* loop (an
- "infoblock"), and a pointer to the next outer cc.
-
- Here is how Y(A)*Z is processed (if it is compiled into CURLYX/WHILEM):
-
-   1) After matching Y, regnode for CURLYX is processed;
-
-   2) This regnode populates cc, and calls regmatch() recursively
-      with the starting point at WHILEM node;
-
-   3) Each hit of WHILEM node tries to match A and Z (in the order
-      depending on the current iteration, min/max of {min,max} and
-      greediness).  The information about where are nodes for "A"
-      and "Z" is read from cc, as is info on how many times "A"
-      was already matched, and greediness.
-
-   4) After A matches, the same WHILEM node is hit again.
-
-   5) Each time WHILEM is hit, cc is the infoblock created by CURLYX
-      of the same pair.  Thus when WHILEM tries to match Z, it temporarily
-      resets cc, since this Y(A)*Z can be a part of some other loop:
-      as in (Y(A)*Z)*.  If Z matches, the automaton will hit the WHILEM node
-      of the external loop.
-
- Currently present infoblocks form a tree with a stem formed by st->cc
- and whatever it mentions via ->next, and additional attached trees
- corresponding to temporarily unset infoblocks as in "5" above.
-
- In the following picture, infoblocks for outer loop of
- (Y(A)*?Z)*?T are denoted O, for inner I.  NULL starting block
- is denoted by x.  The matched string is YAAZYAZT.  Temporarily postponed
- infoblocks are drawn below the "reset" infoblock.
-
- In fact in the picture below we do not show failed matches for Z and T
- by WHILEM blocks.  [We illustrate minimal matches, since for them it is
- more obvious *why* one needs to *temporary* unset infoblocks.]
-
-  Matched      REx position    InfoBlocks      Comment
-               (Y(A)*?Z)*?T    x
-               Y(A)*?Z)*?T     x <- O
-  Y            (A)*?Z)*?T      x <- O
-  Y            A)*?Z)*?T       x <- O <- I
-  YA           )*?Z)*?T        x <- O <- I
-  YA           A)*?Z)*?T       x <- O <- I
-  YAA          )*?Z)*?T        x <- O <- I
-  YAA          Z)*?T           x <- O          # Temporary unset I
-                                    I
-
-  YAAZ         Y(A)*?Z)*?T     x <- O
-                                    I
-
-  YAAZY                (A)*?Z)*?T      x <- O
-                                    I
-
-  YAAZY                A)*?Z)*?T       x <- O <- I
-                                    I
-
-  YAAZYA       )*?Z)*?T        x <- O <- I     
-                                    I
-
-  YAAZYA       Z)*?T           x <- O          # Temporary unset I
-                                    I,I
-
-  YAAZYAZ      )*?T            x <- O
-                                    I,I
-
-  YAAZYAZ      T               x               # Temporary unset O
-                               O
-                               I,I
-
-  YAAZYAZT                     x
-                               O
-                               I,I
- *******************************************************************/
-
-       case CURLYX: {
-               /* No need to save/restore up to this paren */
-               I32 parenfloor = scan->flags;
-
-               /* Dave says:
-                  
-                  CURLYX and WHILEM are always paired: they're the moral
-                  equivalent of pp_enteriter anbd pp_iter.
-
-                  The only time next could be null is if the node tree is
-                  corrupt. This was mentioned on p5p a few days ago.
-
-                  See http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2006-04/msg00556.html
-                  So we'll assert that this is true:
-               */
-               assert(next);
-               if (OP(PREVOPER(next)) == NOTHING) /* LONGJMP */
-                   next += ARG(next);
-               /* XXXX Probably it is better to teach regpush to support
-                  parenfloor > PL_regsize... */
-               if (parenfloor > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
-                   parenfloor = *PL_reglastparen; /* Pessimization... */
-
-               st->u.curlyx.cp = PL_savestack_ix;
-               st->u.curlyx.outercc = st->cc;
-               st->cc = st;
-               /* these fields contain the state of the current curly.
-                * they are accessed by subsequent WHILEMs;
-                * cur and lastloc are also updated by WHILEM */
-               st->u.curlyx.parenfloor = parenfloor;
-               st->u.curlyx.cur = -1; /* this will be updated by WHILEM */
-               st->u.curlyx.min = ARG1(scan);
-               st->u.curlyx.max  = ARG2(scan);
-               st->u.curlyx.scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
-               st->u.curlyx.lastloc = 0;
-               /* st->next and st->minmod are also read by WHILEM */
 
-               PL_reginput = locinput;
-               REGMATCH(PREVOPER(next), CURLYX); /* start on the WHILEM */
-               /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-               regcpblow(st->u.curlyx.cp);
-               st->cc = st->u.curlyx.outercc;
-               saySAME(result);
-           }
+The CURLYX/WHILEM pair of ops handle the most generic case of the /A*B/
+pattern, where A and B are subpatterns. (For simple A, CURLYM or
+STAR/PLUS/CURLY/CURLYN are used instead.)
+
+A*B is compiled as <CURLYX><A><WHILEM><B>
+
+On entry to the subpattern, CURLYX is called. This pushes a CURLYX
+state, which contains the current count, initialised to -1. It also sets
+cur_curlyx to point to this state, with any previous value saved in the
+state block.
+
+CURLYX then jumps straight to the WHILEM op, rather than executing A,
+since the pattern may possibly match zero times (i.e. it's a while {} loop
+rather than a do {} while loop).
+
+Each entry to WHILEM represents a successful match of A. The count in the
+CURLYX block is incremented, another WHILEM state is pushed, and execution
+passes to A or B depending on greediness and the current count.
+
+For example, if matching against the string a1a2a3b (where the aN are
+substrings that match /A/), then the match progresses as follows: (the
+pushed states are interspersed with the bits of strings matched so far):
+
+    <CURLYX cnt=-1>
+    <CURLYX cnt=0><WHILEM>
+    <CURLYX cnt=1><WHILEM> a1 <WHILEM>
+    <CURLYX cnt=2><WHILEM> a1 <WHILEM> a2 <WHILEM>
+    <CURLYX cnt=3><WHILEM> a1 <WHILEM> a2 <WHILEM> a3 <WHILEM>
+    <CURLYX cnt=3><WHILEM> a1 <WHILEM> a2 <WHILEM> a3 <WHILEM> b
+
+(Contrast this with something like CURLYM, which maintains only a single
+backtrack state:
+
+    <CURLYM cnt=0> a1
+    a1 <CURLYM cnt=1> a2
+    a1 a2 <CURLYM cnt=2> a3
+    a1 a2 a3 <CURLYM cnt=3> b
+)
+
+Each WHILEM state block marks a point to backtrack to upon partial failure
+of A or B, and also contains some minor state data related to that
+iteration.  The CURLYX block, pointed to by cur_curlyx, contains the
+overall state, such as the count, and pointers to the A and B ops.
+
+This is complicated slightly by nested CURLYX/WHILEM's. Since cur_curlyx
+must always point to the *current* CURLYX block, the rules are:
+
+When executing CURLYX, save the old cur_curlyx in the CURLYX state block,
+and set cur_curlyx to point the new block.
+
+When popping the CURLYX block after a successful or unsuccessful match,
+restore the previous cur_curlyx.
+
+When WHILEM is about to execute B, save the current cur_curlyx, and set it
+to the outer one saved in the CURLYX block.
+
+When popping the WHILEM block after a successful or unsuccessful B match,
+restore the previous cur_curlyx.
+
+Here's an example for the pattern (AI* BI)*BO
+I and O refer to inner and outer, C and W refer to CURLYX and WHILEM:
+
+cur_
+curlyx backtrack stack
+------ ---------------
+NULL   
+CO     <CO prev=NULL> <WO>
+CI     <CO prev=NULL> <WO> <CI prev=CO> <WI> ai 
+CO     <CO prev=NULL> <WO> <CI prev=CO> <WI> ai <WI prev=CI> bi 
+NULL   <CO prev=NULL> <WO> <CI prev=CO> <WI> ai <WI prev=CI> bi <WO prev=CO> bo
+
+At this point the pattern succeeds, and we work back down the stack to
+clean up, restoring as we go:
+
+CO     <CO prev=NULL> <WO> <CI prev=CO> <WI> ai <WI prev=CI> bi 
+CI     <CO prev=NULL> <WO> <CI prev=CO> <WI> ai 
+CO     <CO prev=NULL> <WO>
+NULL   
+
+*******************************************************************/
+
+#define ST st->u.curlyx
+
+       case CURLYX:    /* start of /A*B/  (for complex A) */
+       {
+           /* No need to save/restore up to this paren */
+           I32 parenfloor = scan->flags;
+           
+           assert(next); /* keep Coverity happy */
+           if (OP(PREVOPER(next)) == NOTHING) /* LONGJMP */
+               next += ARG(next);
+
+           /* XXXX Probably it is better to teach regpush to support
+              parenfloor > PL_regsize... */
+           if (parenfloor > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
+               parenfloor = *PL_reglastparen; /* Pessimization... */
+
+           ST.prev_curlyx= cur_curlyx;
+           cur_curlyx = st;
+           ST.cp = PL_savestack_ix;
+
+           /* these fields contain the state of the current curly.
+            * they are accessed by subsequent WHILEMs */
+           ST.parenfloor = parenfloor;
+           ST.min = ARG1(scan);
+           ST.max = ARG2(scan);
+           ST.A = NEXTOPER(scan) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
+           ST.B = next;
+           ST.minmod = st->minmod;
+           ST.count = -1;      /* this will be updated by WHILEM */
+           ST.lastloc = NULL;  /* this will be updated by WHILEM */
+
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(CURLYX_end, PREVOPER(next));
            /* NOTREACHED */
-       case WHILEM: {
-               /*
-                * This is really hard to understand, because after we match
-                * what we're trying to match, we must make sure the rest of
-                * the REx is going to match for sure, and to do that we have
-                * to go back UP the parse tree by recursing ever deeper.  And
-                * if it fails, we have to reset our parent's current state
-                * that we can try again after backing off.
-                */
+       }
 
-               /* Dave says:
-
-                  st->cc gets initialised by CURLYX ready for use by WHILEM.
-                  So again, unless somethings been corrupted, st->cc cannot
-                  be null at that point in WHILEM.
-                  
-                  See http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2006-04/msg00556.html
-                  So we'll assert that this is true:
-               */
-               assert(st->cc);
-               st->u.whilem.lastloc = st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc; /* Detection of 0-len. */
-               st->u.whilem.cache_offset = 0;
-               st->u.whilem.cache_bit = 0;
-               
-               n = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur + 1; /* how many we know we matched */
-               PL_reginput = locinput;
+       case CURLYX_end: /* just finished matching all of A*B */
+           regcpblow(ST.cp);
+           cur_curlyx = ST.prev_curlyx;
+           sayYES;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
 
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                 "%*s  %ld out of %ld..%ld  cc=%"UVxf"\n",
-                                 REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "",
-                                 (long)n, (long)st->cc->u.curlyx.min,
-                                 (long)st->cc->u.curlyx.max, PTR2UV(st->cc))
-                   );
+       case CURLYX_end_fail: /* just failed to match all of A*B */
+           regcpblow(ST.cp);
+           cur_curlyx = ST.prev_curlyx;
+           sayNO;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
 
-               /* If degenerate scan matches "", assume scan done. */
-
-               if (locinput == st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc && n >= st->cc->u.curlyx.min) {
-                   st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
-                   st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
-                   if (st->cc)
-                       st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                          "%*s  empty match detected, try continuation...\n",
-                          REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
-                       );
-                   REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM1);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
-                   if (result)
-                       sayYES;
-                   if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
-                       st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
-                   sayNO;
-               }
 
-               /* First just match a string of min scans. */
+#undef ST
+#define ST st->u.whilem
 
-               if (n < st->cc->u.curlyx.min) {
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
-                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM2);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   if (result)
-                       sayYES;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
-                   sayNO;
-               }
+       case WHILEM:     /* just matched an A in /A*B/  (for complex A) */
+       {
+           /* see the discussion above about CURLYX/WHILEM */
+
+           I32 n;
+           assert(cur_curlyx); /* keep Coverity happy */
+           n = ++cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count; /* how many A's matched */
+           ST.save_lastloc = cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc;
+           ST.cache_offset = 0;
+           ST.cache_mask = 0;
+           
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                 "%*s  whilem: matched %ld out of %ld..%ld\n",
+                 REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", (long)n,
+                 (long)cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.min,
+                 (long)cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.max)
+           );
+
+           /* First just match a string of min A's. */
+
+           if (n < cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.min) {
+               cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+               PUSH_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_A_pre, cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.A);
+               /* NOTREACHED */
+           }
+
+           /* If degenerate A matches "", assume A done. */
+
+           if (locinput == cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc) {
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                  "%*s  whilem: empty match detected, trying continuation...\n",
+                  REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "")
+               );
+               goto do_whilem_B_max;
+           }
+
+           /* super-linear cache processing */
+
+           if (scan->flags) {
 
-               if (scan->flags) {
-                   /* Check whether we already were at this position.
-                       Postpone detection until we know the match is not
-                       *that* much linear. */
                if (!PL_reg_maxiter) {
+                   /* start the countdown: Postpone detection until we
+                    * know the match is not *that* much linear. */
                    PL_reg_maxiter = (PL_regeol - PL_bostr + 1) * (scan->flags>>4);
                    /* possible overflow for long strings and many CURLYX's */
                    if (PL_reg_maxiter < 0)
                        PL_reg_maxiter = I32_MAX;
                    PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;
                }
+
                if (PL_reg_leftiter-- == 0) {
-                   const I32 size = (PL_reg_maxiter + 7 + POSCACHE_START)/8;
+                   /* initialise cache */
+                   const I32 size = (PL_reg_maxiter + 7)/8;
                    if (PL_reg_poscache) {
                        if ((I32)PL_reg_poscache_size < size) {
                            Renew(PL_reg_poscache, size, char);
@@ -3907,137 +3744,133 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                        PL_reg_poscache_size = size;
                        Newxz(PL_reg_poscache, size, char);
                    }
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-             "%sDetected a super-linear match, switching on caching%s...\n",
-                                     PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
-                       );
+                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+      "%swhilem: Detected a super-linear match, switching on caching%s...\n",
+                             PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                   );
                }
+
                if (PL_reg_leftiter < 0) {
-                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset = locinput - PL_bostr;
-
-                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset = (scan->flags & 0xf) - 1 + POSCACHE_START
-                           + st->u.whilem.cache_offset * (scan->flags>>4);
-                   st->u.whilem.cache_bit = st->u.whilem.cache_offset % 8;
-                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset /= 8;
-                   if (PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] & (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit)) {
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                     "%*s  already tried at this position...\n",
-                                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
+                   /* have we already failed at this position? */
+                   I32 offset, mask;
+                   offset  = (scan->flags & 0xf) - 1
+                               + (locinput - PL_bostr)  * (scan->flags>>4);
+                   mask    = 1 << (offset % 8);
+                   offset /= 8;
+                   if (PL_reg_poscache[offset] & mask) {
+                       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                           "%*s  whilem: (cache) already tried at this position...\n",
+                           REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "")
                        );
-                       if (PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))
-                           /* cache records success */
-                           sayYES;
-                       else
-                           /* cache records failure */
-                           sayNO_SILENT;
+                       sayNO; /* cache records failure */
                    }
+                   ST.cache_offset = offset;
+                   ST.cache_mask   = mask;
                }
-               }
+           }
 
-               /* Prefer next over scan for minimal matching. */
-
-               if (st->cc->minmod) {
-                   st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
-                   st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
-                   if (st->cc)
-                       st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
-                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->u.whilem.savecc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
-                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM3);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
-                   if (result) {
-                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
-                       CACHEsayYES;    /* All done. */
-                   }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   regcppop(rex);
-                   if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
-                       st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
-
-                   if (n >= st->cc->u.curlyx.max) { /* Maximum greed exceeded? */
-                       if (ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP) && n >= REG_INFTY
-                           && !(PL_reg_flags & RF_warned)) {
-                           PL_reg_flags |= RF_warned;
-                           Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_REGEXP), "%s limit (%d) exceeded",
-                                "Complex regular subexpression recursion",
-                                REG_INFTY - 1);
-                       }
-                       CACHEsayNO;
-                   }
+           /* Prefer B over A for minimal matching. */
 
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                     "%*s  trying longer...\n",
-                                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
-                       );
-                   /* Try scanning more and see if it helps. */
-                   PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
-                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->cc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
-                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM4);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   if (result) {
-                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
-                       CACHEsayYES;
-                   }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   regcppop(rex);
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
-                   CACHEsayNO;
-               }
+           if (cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.minmod) {
+               ST.save_curlyx = cur_curlyx;
+               cur_curlyx = cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.prev_curlyx;
+               ST.cp = regcppush(ST.save_curlyx->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+               REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
+               PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_B_min, ST.save_curlyx->u.curlyx.B);
+               /* NOTREACHED */
+           }
 
-               /* Prefer scan over next for maximal matching. */
-
-               if (n < st->cc->u.curlyx.max) { /* More greed allowed? */
-                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->cc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
-                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM5);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   if (result) {
-                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
-                       CACHEsayYES;
-                   }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
-                   regcppop(rex);      /* Restore some previous $<digit>s? */
-                   PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                     "%*s  failed, try continuation...\n",
-                                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
-                       );
-               }
-               if (ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP) && n >= REG_INFTY
-                       && !(PL_reg_flags & RF_warned)) {
+           /* Prefer A over B for maximal matching. */
+
+           if (n < cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.max) { /* More greed allowed? */
+               ST.cp = regcppush(cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+               cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+               REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
+               PUSH_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_A_max, cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.A);
+               /* NOTREACHED */
+           }
+           goto do_whilem_B_max;
+       }
+       /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case WHILEM_B_min: /* just matched B in a minimal match */
+       case WHILEM_B_max: /* just matched B in a maximal match */
+           cur_curlyx = ST.save_curlyx;
+           sayYES;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case WHILEM_B_max_fail: /* just failed to match B in a maximal match */
+           cur_curlyx = ST.save_curlyx;
+           cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = ST.save_lastloc;
+           cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count--;
+           CACHEsayNO;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case WHILEM_A_min_fail: /* just failed to match A in a minimal match */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
+           regcppop(rex);
+           /* FALL THROUGH */
+       case WHILEM_A_pre_fail: /* just failed to match even minimal A */
+           cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = ST.save_lastloc;
+           cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count--;
+           CACHEsayNO;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case WHILEM_A_max_fail: /* just failed to match A in a maximal match */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
+           regcppop(rex);      /* Restore some previous $<digit>s? */
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+               "%*s  whilem: failed, trying continuation...\n",
+               REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "")
+           );
+         do_whilem_B_max:
+           if (cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count >= REG_INFTY
+               && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)
+               && !(PL_reg_flags & RF_warned))
+           {
+               PL_reg_flags |= RF_warned;
+               Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_REGEXP), "%s limit (%d) exceeded",
+                    "Complex regular subexpression recursion",
+                    REG_INFTY - 1);
+           }
+
+           /* now try B */
+           ST.save_curlyx = cur_curlyx;
+           cur_curlyx = cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.prev_curlyx;
+           PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_B_max, ST.save_curlyx->u.curlyx.B);
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case WHILEM_B_min_fail: /* just failed to match B in a minimal match */
+           cur_curlyx = ST.save_curlyx;
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
+           regcppop(rex);
+
+           if (cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count >= cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.max) {
+               /* Maximum greed exceeded */
+               if (cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count >= REG_INFTY
+                   && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)
+                   && !(PL_reg_flags & RF_warned))
+               {
                    PL_reg_flags |= RF_warned;
-                   Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_REGEXP), "%s limit (%d) exceeded",
-                        "Complex regular subexpression recursion",
-                        REG_INFTY - 1);
+                   Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_REGEXP),
+                       "%s limit (%d) exceeded",
+                       "Complex regular subexpression recursion",
+                       REG_INFTY - 1);
                }
-
-               /* Failed deeper matches of scan, so see if this one works. */
-               st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
-               st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
-               if (st->cc)
-                   st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
-               REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM6);
-               /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-               st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
-               if (result)
-                   CACHEsayYES;
-               if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
-                   st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
-               st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
-               st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
+               cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count--;
                CACHEsayNO;
            }
+
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+               "%*s  trying longer...\n", REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "")
+           );
+           /* Try grabbing another A and see if it helps. */
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+           ST.cp = regcppush(cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+           REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
+           PUSH_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_A_min, ST.save_curlyx->u.curlyx.A);
            /* NOTREACHED */
 
 #undef  ST
@@ -4143,7 +3976,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                          "%*s  CURLYM now matched %"IVdf" times, len=%"IVdf"...\n",
-                         (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2), "",
+                         (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+(depth*2)), "",
                          (IV) ST.count, (IV)ST.alen)
            );
 
@@ -4184,7 +4017,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                    "%*s  CURLYM trying tail with matches=%"IVdf"...\n",
-                   (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2),
+                   (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+(depth*2)),
                    "", (IV)ST.count)
                );
            if (ST.c1 != CHRTEST_VOID
@@ -4308,11 +4141,19 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
                             to_utf8_lower((U8*)s, tmpbuf1, &ulen1);
                             to_utf8_upper((U8*)s, tmpbuf2, &ulen2);
-
+#ifdef EBCDIC
+                            ST.c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXLEN, 0,
+                                                   ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
+                                                    0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                            ST.c2 = utf8n_to_uvchr(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXLEN, 0,
+                                                    ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
+                                                    0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+#else
                             ST.c1 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                uniflags);
+                                                   uniflags);
                             ST.c2 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                uniflags);
+                                                   uniflags);
+#endif
                        }
                        else {
                            ST.c2 = ST.c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
@@ -4514,6 +4355,40 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 
 
        case END:
+           fake_end:
+           if (cur_eval) {
+               /* we've just finished A in /(??{A})B/; now continue with B */
+               I32 tmpix;
+
+
+               st->u.eval.toggle_reg_flags
+                           = cur_eval->u.eval.toggle_reg_flags;
+               PL_reg_flags ^= st->u.eval.toggle_reg_flags; 
+
+               st->u.eval.prev_rex = rex;              /* inner */
+               rex    = cur_eval->u.eval.prev_rex;     /* outer */
+               cur_curlyx = cur_eval->u.eval.prev_curlyx;
+               ReREFCNT_inc(rex);
+               st->u.eval.cp = regcppush(0);   /* Save *all* the positions. */
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.eval.lastcp);
+               PL_reginput = locinput;
+
+               /* Restore parens of the outer rex without popping the
+                * savestack */
+               tmpix = PL_savestack_ix;
+               PL_savestack_ix = cur_eval->u.eval.lastcp;
+               regcppop(rex);
+               PL_savestack_ix = tmpix;
+
+               st->u.eval.prev_eval = cur_eval;
+               cur_eval = cur_eval->u.eval.prev_eval;
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*s  EVAL trying tail ... %x\n",
+                                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "",(int)cur_eval););
+               PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(EVAL_AB,
+                       st->u.eval.prev_eval->u.eval.B); /* match B */
+           }
+
            if (locinput < reginfo->till) {
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                      "%sMatch possible, but length=%ld is smaller than requested=%ld, failing!%s\n",
@@ -4521,18 +4396,18 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
                                      (long)(locinput - PL_reg_starttry),
                                      (long)(reginfo->till - PL_reg_starttry),
                                      PL_colors[5]));
-               sayNO_FINAL;            /* Cannot match: too short. */
+               sayNO_SILENT;           /* Cannot match: too short. */
            }
            PL_reginput = locinput;     /* put where regtry can find it */
-           sayYES_FINAL;               /* Success! */
+           sayYES;                     /* Success! */
 
        case SUCCEED: /* successful SUSPEND/UNLESSM/IFMATCH/CURLYM */
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                "%*s  %ssubpattern success...%s\n",
-               REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
+               REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
            PL_reginput = locinput;     /* put where regtry can find it */
-           sayYES_FINAL;               /* Success! */
+           sayYES;                     /* Success! */
 
 #undef  ST
 #define ST st->u.ifmatch
@@ -4625,64 +4500,27 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
        {
            regmatch_state *newst;
 
+           DEBUG_STATE_pp("push");
            depth++;
-           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                       "PUSH STATE(%d)\n", depth));
            st->locinput = locinput;
            newst = st+1; 
            if (newst >  SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
                newst = S_push_slab(aTHX);
            PL_regmatch_state = newst;
-           newst->cc = st->cc;
            /* XXX probably don't need to initialise these */
            newst->minmod = 0;
            newst->sw = 0;
            newst->logical = 0;
 
+
            locinput = PL_reginput;
            nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
            st = newst;
            continue;
            /* NOTREACHED */
        }
-
-       /* simulate recursively calling regmatch(), but without actually
-        * recursing - ie save the current state on the heap rather than on
-        * the stack, then re-enter the loop. This avoids complex regexes
-        * blowing the processor stack */
-
-      start_recurse:
-       {
-           /* push new state */
-           regmatch_state *oldst = st;
-
-           depth++;
-           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "PUSH RECURSE STATE(%d)\n", depth));
-
-           /* grab the next free state slot */
-           st++;
-           if (st >  SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
-               st = S_push_slab(aTHX);
-           PL_regmatch_state = st;
-
-           oldst->next = next;
-           oldst->n = n;
-           oldst->locinput = locinput;
-
-           st->cc = oldst->cc;
-           locinput = PL_reginput;
-           nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
-           st->minmod = 0;
-           st->sw = 0;
-           st->logical = 0;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-           PL_regindent++;
-#endif
-       }
     }
 
-
-
     /*
     * We get here only if there's trouble -- normally "case END" is
     * the terminating point.
@@ -4691,13 +4529,22 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
     /*NOTREACHED*/
     sayNO;
 
-yes_final:
-
+yes:
     if (yes_state) {
        /* we have successfully completed a subexpression, but we must now
         * pop to the state marked by yes_state and continue from there */
-
        assert(st != yes_state);
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+       while (st != yes_state) {
+           st--;
+           if (st < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)) {
+               PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
+               st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
+           }
+           DEBUG_STATE_pp("pop (yes)");
+           depth--;
+       }
+#else
        while (yes_state < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)
            || yes_state > SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
        {
@@ -4707,16 +4554,19 @@ yes_final:
            st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
        }
        depth -= (st - yes_state);
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATES (%d..%d)\n",
-           depth+1, depth+(st - yes_state)));
+#endif
        st = yes_state;
        yes_state = st->u.yes.prev_yes_state;
        PL_regmatch_state = st;
 
        switch (st->resume_state) {
+
+       case EVAL_AB: 
        case IFMATCH_A:
        case CURLYM_A:
-       case EVAL_A:
+       case CURLYX_end:
+       case WHILEM_B_min:
+       case WHILEM_B_max:
            state_num = st->resume_state;
            goto reenter_switch;
 
@@ -4724,6 +4574,9 @@ yes_final:
        case BRANCH_next:
        case TRIE_next:
        case CURLY_B_max:
+       case WHILEM_A_pre:
+       case WHILEM_A_min:
+       case WHILEM_A_max:
        default:
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "unexpected yes resume state");
        }
@@ -4731,81 +4584,23 @@ yes_final:
 
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sMatch successful!%s\n",
                          PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
-yes:
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regindent--;
-#endif
 
     result = 1;
-    /* XXX this is duplicate(ish) code to that in the do_no section.
-     * will disappear when REGFMATCH goes */
-    if (depth) {
-       /* restore previous state and re-enter */
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATE(%d)\n", depth));
-       depth--;
-       st--;
-       if (st < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)) {
-           PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
-           st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
-       }
-       PL_regmatch_state = st;
-       scan    = st->scan;
-       next    = st->next;
-       n       = st->n;
-       locinput= st->locinput;
-       nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
-
-       switch (st->resume_state) {
-       case resume_CURLYX:
-           goto resume_point_CURLYX;
-       case resume_WHILEM1:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM1;
-       case resume_WHILEM2:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM2;
-       case resume_WHILEM3:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM3;
-       case resume_WHILEM4:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM4;
-       case resume_WHILEM5:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM5;
-       case resume_WHILEM6:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM6;
-
-       case TRIE_next:
-       case CURLYM_A:
-       case CURLYM_B:
-       case EVAL_A:
-       case IFMATCH_A:
-       case BRANCH_next:
-       case CURLY_B_max:
-       case CURLY_B_min:
-       case CURLY_B_min_known:
-           break;
-
-       default:
-           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp resume memory corruption");
-       }
-    }
     goto final_exit;
 
 no:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     "%*s  %sfailed...%s\n",
-                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+            "%*s  %sfailed...%s\n",
+            REPORT_CODE_OFF+depth*2, "", 
+            PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
        );
-no_final:
-do_no:
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regindent--;
-#endif
+no_silent:
     result = 0;
 
     if (depth) {
        /* there's a previous state to backtrack to */
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATE(%d)\n", depth));
-       depth--;
        st--;
        if (st < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)) {
            PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
@@ -4818,24 +4613,14 @@ do_no:
        locinput= st->locinput;
        nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
 
-       switch (st->resume_state) {
-       case resume_CURLYX:
-           goto resume_point_CURLYX;
-       case resume_WHILEM1:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM1;
-       case resume_WHILEM2:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM2;
-       case resume_WHILEM3:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM3;
-       case resume_WHILEM4:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM4;
-       case resume_WHILEM5:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM5;
-       case resume_WHILEM6:
-           goto resume_point_WHILEM6;
+       DEBUG_STATE_pp("pop");
+       depth--;
+       if (yes_state == st)
+           yes_state = st->u.yes.prev_yes_state;
 
+       switch (st->resume_state) {
        case TRIE_next:
-       case EVAL_A:
+       case EVAL_AB:
        case BRANCH_next:
        case CURLYM_A:
        case CURLYM_B:
@@ -4843,8 +4628,12 @@ do_no:
        case CURLY_B_max:
        case CURLY_B_min:
        case CURLY_B_min_known:
-           if (yes_state == st)
-               yes_state = st->u.yes.prev_yes_state;
+       case CURLYX_end:
+       case WHILEM_A_pre:
+       case WHILEM_A_min:
+       case WHILEM_A_max:
+       case WHILEM_B_min:
+       case WHILEM_B_max:
            state_num = st->resume_state + 1; /* failure = success + 1 */
            goto reenter_switch;
 
@@ -4853,7 +4642,7 @@ do_no:
        }
     }
 
-final_exit:
+  final_exit:
 
     /* restore original high-water mark */
     PL_regmatch_slab  = orig_slab;
@@ -4871,7 +4660,6 @@ final_exit:
     }
 
     return result;
-
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5196,7 +4984,7 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode *n, register const
        c = utf8n_to_uvchr(p, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
                (UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT & UTF8_ALLOW_ANYUV) | UTF8_CHECK_ONLY);
                /* see [perl #37836] for UTF8_ALLOW_ANYUV */
-       if (len == (STRLEN)-1)
+       if (len == (STRLEN)-1) 
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Malformed UTF-8 character (fatal)");
     }
 
@@ -5316,20 +5104,47 @@ S_reghop3(U8 *s, I32 off, const U8* lim)
        }
     }
     else {
-       while (off++) {
-           if (s > lim) {
-               s--;
-               if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)) {
-                   while (s > (U8*)lim && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*s))
-                       s--;
-               }
-               /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
+        while (off++ && s > lim) {
+            s--;
+            if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)) {
+                while (s > lim && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*s))
+                    s--;
            }
+            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
        }
     }
     return s;
 }
 
+#ifdef XXX_dmq
+/* there are a bunch of places where we use two reghop3's that should
+   be replaced with this routine. but since thats not done yet 
+   we ifdef it out - dmq
+*/
+STATIC U8 *
+S_reghop4(U8 *s, I32 off, const U8* llim, const U8* rlim)
+{
+    dVAR;
+    if (off >= 0) {
+        while (off-- && s < rlim) {
+            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
+            s += UTF8SKIP(s);
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        while (off++ && s > llim) {
+            s--;
+            if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)) {
+                while (s > llim && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*s))
+                    s--;
+            }
+            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
+        }
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+#endif
+
 STATIC U8 *
 S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, const U8* lim)
 {
@@ -5343,17 +5158,13 @@ S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, const U8* lim)
            return NULL;
     }
     else {
-       while (off++) {
-           if (s > lim) {
-               s--;
-               if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)) {
-                   while (s > (U8*)lim && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*s))
-                       s--;
-               }
-               /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
+        while (off++ && s > lim) {
+            s--;
+            if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)) {
+                while (s > lim && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*s))
+                    s--;
            }
-           else
-               break;
+            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
        }
        if (off <= 0)
            return NULL;