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regcomp.c: Rename macros; reword some panic messages
[perl5.git] / regcomp.c
index 4e72589..4eb6b70 100644 (file)
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ struct RExC_state_t {
     char       *start;                 /* Start of input for compile */
     char       *end;                   /* End of input for compile */
     char       *parse;                 /* Input-scan pointer. */
-    char        *adjusted_start;        /* 'start', adjusted.  See code use */
-    STRLEN      precomp_adj;            /* an offset beyond precomp.  See code use */
+    char        *copy_start;            /* start of copy of input within
+                                           constructed parse string */
+    char        *copy_start_in_input;   /* Position in input string
+                                           corresponding to copy_start */
     SSize_t    whilem_seen;            /* number of WHILEM in this expr */
     regnode    *emit_start;            /* Start of emitted-code area */
     regnode    *emit_bound;            /* First regnode outside of the
@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@ struct RExC_state_t {
 #define RExC_flags     (pRExC_state->flags)
 #define RExC_pm_flags  (pRExC_state->pm_flags)
 #define RExC_precomp   (pRExC_state->precomp)
-#define RExC_precomp_adj (pRExC_state->precomp_adj)
-#define RExC_adjusted_start  (pRExC_state->adjusted_start)
+#define RExC_copy_start_in_input (pRExC_state->copy_start_in_input)
+#define RExC_copy_start_in_constructed  (pRExC_state->copy_start)
 #define RExC_precomp_end (pRExC_state->precomp_end)
 #define RExC_rx_sv     (pRExC_state->rx_sv)
 #define RExC_rx                (pRExC_state->rx)
@@ -370,22 +372,22 @@ struct RExC_state_t {
             }                                                               \
     } STMT_END
 
-#define RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS(flags,flagp,extra)                  \
+#define RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS(flags,flagp,extra)                  \
                     RETURN_X_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS(NULL,flags,flagp,extra)
 
 #define RETURN_X_ON_RESTART(X, flags,flagp)                                 \
                         RETURN_X_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS( X, flags, flagp, 0)
 
 
-#define RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,extra)                  \
+#define RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,extra)                  \
             if (*(flagp) & (RESTART_PASS1|(extra))) return NULL
 
 #define MUST_RESTART(flags) ((flags) & (RESTART_PASS1))
 
-#define RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp)                                 \
+#define RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp)                                 \
                                     RETURN_X_ON_RESTART(NULL, flags,flagp)
-#define RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp)                                 \
-                            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,0)
+#define RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp)                                 \
+                            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,0)
 
 /* This converts the named class defined in regcomp.h to its equivalent class
  * number defined in handy.h. */
@@ -606,11 +608,11 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data = {
  * the form of something that is completely different from the input, or
  * something that uses the input as part of the alternate.  In the first case,
  * there should be no possibility of an error, as we are in complete control of
- * the alternate string.  But in the second case we don't control the input
- * portion, so there may be errors in that.  Here's an example:
+ * the alternate string.  But in the second case we don't completely control
+ * the input portion, so there may be errors in that.  Here's an example:
  *      /[abc\x{DF}def]/ui
  * is handled specially because \x{df} folds to a sequence of more than one
- * character, 'ss'.  What is done is to create and parse an alternate string,
+ * character: 'ss'.  What is done is to create and parse an alternate string,
  * which looks like this:
  *      /(?:\x{DF}|[abc\x{DF}def])/ui
  * where it uses the input unchanged in the middle of something it constructs,
@@ -619,49 +621,65 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data = {
  * class while in this substitute parse.) 'abc' and 'def' may have errors that
  * need to be reported.  The general situation looks like this:
  *
+ *                                       |<------- identical ------>|
  *              sI                       tI               xI       eI
- * Input:       ----------------------------------------------------
+ * Input:       ---------------------------------------------------------------
  * Constructed:         ---------------------------------------------------
  *                      sC               tC               xC       eC     EC
+ *                                       |<------- identical ------>|
  *
- * The input string sI..eI is the input pattern.  The string sC..EC is the
- * constructed substitute parse string.  The portions sC..tC and eC..EC are
- * constructed by us.  The portion tC..eC is an exact duplicate of the input
- * pattern tI..eI.  In the diagram, these are vertically aligned.  Suppose that
- * while parsing, we find an error at xC.  We want to display a message showing
- * the real input string.  Thus we need to find the point xI in it which
- * corresponds to xC.  xC >= tC, since the portion of the string sC..tC has
- * been constructed by us, and so shouldn't have errors.  We get:
+ * sI..eI   is the portion of the input pattern we are concerned with here.
+ * sC..EC   is the constructed substitute parse string.
+ *  sC..tC  is constructed by us
+ *  tC..eC  is an exact duplicate of the portion of the input pattern tI..eI.
+ *          In the diagram, these are vertically aligned.
+ *  eC..EC  is also constructed by us.
+ * xC       is the position in the substitute parse string where we found a
+ *          problem.
+ * xI       is the position in the original pattern corresponding to xC.
  *
- *      xI = sI + (tI - sI) + (xC - tC)
+ * We want to display a message showing the real input string.  Thus we need to
+ * translate from xC to xI.  We know that xC >= tC, since the portion of the
+ * string sC..tC has been constructed by us, and so shouldn't have errors.  We
+ * get:
+ *      xI = tI + (xC - tC)
  *
- * and, the offset into sI is:
+ * When the substitute parse is constructed, the code needs to set:
+ *      RExC_start (sC)
+ *      RExC_end (eC)
+ *      RExC_copy_start_in_input  (tI)
+ *      RExC_copy_start_in_constructed (tC)
+ * and restore them when done.
  *
- *      (xI - sI) = (tI - sI) + (xC - tC)
- *
- * When the substitute is constructed, we save (tI -sI) as RExC_precomp_adj,
- * and we save tC as RExC_adjusted_start.
- *
- * During normal processing of the input pattern, everything points to that,
- * with RExC_precomp_adj set to 0, and RExC_adjusted_start set to sI.
+ * During normal processing of the input pattern, both
+ * 'RExC_copy_start_in_input' and 'RExC_copy_start_in_constructed' are set to
+ * sI, so that xC equals xI.
  */
 
-#define tI_sI           RExC_precomp_adj
-#define tC              RExC_adjusted_start
-#define sC              RExC_precomp
-#define xI_offset(xC)   ((IV) (tI_sI + (xC - tC)))
-#define xI(xC)          (sC + xI_offset(xC))
-#define eC              RExC_precomp_end
+#define sI              RExC_precomp
+#define eI              RExC_precomp_end
+#define sC              RExC_start
+#define eC              RExC_end
+#define tI              RExC_copy_start_in_input
+#define tC              RExC_copy_start_in_constructed
+#define xI(xC)          (tI + (xC - tC))
+#define xI_offset(xC)   (xI(xC) - sI)
 
 #define REPORT_LOCATION_ARGS(xC)                                            \
     UTF8fARG(UTF,                                                           \
-             (xI(xC) > eC) /* Don't run off end */                          \
+             (xI(xC) > eI) /* Don't run off end */                          \
               ? eC - sC   /* Length before the <--HERE */                   \
-              : ( __ASSERT_(xI_offset(xC) >= 0) xI_offset(xC) ),            \
-             sC),         /* The input pattern printed up to the <--HERE */ \
+              : ((xI_offset(xC) >= 0)                                       \
+                 ? xI_offset(xC)                                            \
+                 : (Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: %s: %d: negative offset: %"    \
+                                    IVdf " trying to output message for "   \
+                                    " pattern %.*s",                        \
+                                    __FILE__, __LINE__, (IV) xI_offset(xC), \
+                                    ((int) (eC - sC)), sC), 0)),            \
+             sI),         /* The input pattern printed up to the <--HERE */ \
     UTF8fARG(UTF,                                                           \
-             (xI(xC) > eC) ? 0 : eC - xI(xC), /* Length after <--HERE */    \
-             (xI(xC) > eC) ? eC : xI(xC))     /* pattern after <--HERE */
+             (xI(xC) > eI) ? 0 : eI - xI(xC), /* Length after <--HERE */    \
+             (xI(xC) > eI) ? eI : xI(xC))     /* pattern after <--HERE */
 
 /* Used to point after bad bytes for an error message, but avoid skipping
  * past a nul byte. */
@@ -1494,7 +1512,7 @@ S_get_ANYOF_cp_list_for_ssc(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
         assert(RExC_rxi->data->what[n] == 's');
 
         if (ary[1] && ary[1] != &PL_sv_undef) { /* Has compile-time swash */
-            invlist = sv_2mortal(invlist_clone(_get_swash_invlist(ary[1])));
+            invlist = sv_2mortal(invlist_clone(_get_swash_invlist(ary[1]), NULL));
         }
         else if (ary[0] && ary[0] != &PL_sv_undef) {
 
@@ -1507,7 +1525,7 @@ S_get_ANYOF_cp_list_for_ssc(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
 
             /* Here no compile-time swash, and no run-time only data.  Use the
              * node's inversion list */
-            invlist = sv_2mortal(invlist_clone(ary[3]));
+            invlist = sv_2mortal(invlist_clone(ary[3], NULL));
         }
 
         /* Get the code points valid only under UTF-8 locales */
@@ -1996,7 +2014,7 @@ S_ssc_finalize(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode_ssc *ssc)
      * ANYOF node, with the first NUM_ANYOF_CODE_POINTS code points in a bit
      * map */
 
-    SV* invlist = invlist_clone(ssc->invlist);
+    SV* invlist = invlist_clone(ssc->invlist, NULL);
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SSC_FINALIZE;
 
@@ -3449,7 +3467,9 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch,
                    ) {
                    regnode *fix = convert;
                    U32 word = trie->wordcount;
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
                    mjd_nodelen++;
+#endif
                    Set_Node_Offset_Length(convert, mjd_offset, state - 1);
                    while( ++fix < n ) {
                        Set_Node_Offset_Length(fix, 0, 0);
@@ -3523,7 +3543,9 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch,
                 optimisation.
              */
             while( optimize < jumper ) {
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
                 mjd_nodelen += Node_Length((optimize));
+#endif
                 OP( optimize ) = OPTIMIZED;
                 Set_Node_Offset_Length(optimize,0,0);
                 optimize++;
@@ -5476,7 +5498,9 @@ Perl_re_printf( aTHX_  "LHS=%" UVuf " RHS=%" UVuf "\n",
                 /* Cannot expect anything... */
                 scan_commit(pRExC_state, data, minlenp, is_inf);
                data->pos_min += 1;
-               data->pos_delta += 1;
+                if (data->pos_delta != SSize_t_MAX) {
+                    data->pos_delta += 1;
+                }
                data->cur_is_floating = 1; /* float */
            }
        }
@@ -5608,7 +5632,7 @@ Perl_re_printf( aTHX_  "LHS=%" UVuf " RHS=%" UVuf "\n",
                     invert = 1;
                     /* FALLTHROUGH */
                case ASCII:
-                    my_invlist = invlist_clone(PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII]);
+                    my_invlist = invlist_clone(PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII], NULL);
 
                     /* This can be handled as a Posix class */
                     goto join_posix_and_ascii;
@@ -5619,9 +5643,7 @@ Perl_re_printf( aTHX_  "LHS=%" UVuf " RHS=%" UVuf "\n",
                     /* FALLTHROUGH */
                case POSIXA:
                     assert(FLAGS(scan) != _CC_ASCII);
-                    _invlist_intersection(PL_XPosix_ptrs[FLAGS(scan)],
-                                          PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII],
-                                          &my_invlist);
+                    my_invlist = invlist_clone(PL_Posix_ptrs[FLAGS(scan)], NULL);
                     goto join_posix_and_ascii;
 
                case NPOSIXD:
@@ -5630,7 +5652,7 @@ Perl_re_printf( aTHX_  "LHS=%" UVuf " RHS=%" UVuf "\n",
                     /* FALLTHROUGH */
                case POSIXD:
                case POSIXU:
-                    my_invlist = invlist_clone(PL_XPosix_ptrs[FLAGS(scan)]);
+                    my_invlist = invlist_clone(PL_XPosix_ptrs[FLAGS(scan)], NULL);
 
                     /* NPOSIXD matches all upper Latin1 code points unless the
                      * target string being matched is UTF-8, which is
@@ -6913,9 +6935,9 @@ S_setup_longest(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
 REGEXP *
 Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
                    OP *expr, const regexp_engine* eng, REGEXP *old_re,
-                    bool *is_bare_re, U32 orig_rx_flags, U32 pm_flags)
+                    bool *is_bare_re, const U32 orig_rx_flags, const U32 pm_flags)
 {
-    REGEXP *rx;
+    REGEXP *Rx;         /* Capital 'R' means points to a REGEXP */
     struct regexp *r;
     regexp_internal *ri;
     STRLEN plen;
@@ -7144,8 +7166,7 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
        set_regex_charset(&rx_flags, REGEX_UNICODE_CHARSET);
     }
 
-    RExC_precomp = exp;
-    RExC_precomp_adj = 0;
+    RExC_copy_start_in_constructed = RExC_copy_start_in_input = RExC_precomp = exp;
     RExC_flags = rx_flags;
     RExC_pm_flags = pm_flags;
 
@@ -7178,7 +7199,7 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
 
     /* First pass: determine size, legality. */
     RExC_parse = exp;
-    RExC_start = RExC_adjusted_start = exp;
+    RExC_start = RExC_copy_start_in_constructed = exp;
     RExC_end = exp + plen;
     RExC_precomp_end = RExC_end;
     RExC_naughty = 0;
@@ -7236,7 +7257,7 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
 
             goto redo_first_pass;
         }
-        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg returned NULL to re_op_compile for sizing pass, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg returned failure to re_op_compile for sizing pass, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
     }
 
     DEBUG_PARSE_r({
@@ -7267,8 +7288,8 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
     /* Allocate space and zero-initialize. Note, the two step process
        of zeroing when in debug mode, thus anything assigned has to
        happen after that */
-    rx = (REGEXP*) newSV_type(SVt_REGEXP);
-    r = ReANY(rx);
+    Rx = (REGEXP*) newSV_type(SVt_REGEXP);
+    r = ReANY(Rx);
     Newxc(ri, sizeof(regexp_internal) + (unsigned)RExC_size * sizeof(regnode),
         char, regexp_internal);
     if ( r == NULL || ri == NULL )
@@ -7325,10 +7346,10 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
         /* make sure PL_bitcount bounds not exceeded */
         assert(sizeof(STD_PAT_MODS) <= 8);
 
-        p = sv_grow(MUTABLE_SV(rx), wraplen + 1); /* +1 for the ending NUL */
-        SvPOK_on(rx);
+        p = sv_grow(MUTABLE_SV(Rx), wraplen + 1); /* +1 for the ending NUL */
+        SvPOK_on(Rx);
        if (RExC_utf8)
-           SvFLAGS(rx) |= SVf_UTF8;
+           SvFLAGS(Rx) |= SVf_UTF8;
         *p++='('; *p++='?';
 
         /* If a default, cover it using the caret */
@@ -7354,14 +7375,14 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
 
         *p++ = ':';
         Copy(RExC_precomp, p, plen, char);
-       assert ((RX_WRAPPED(rx) - p) < 16);
-       r->pre_prefix = p - RX_WRAPPED(rx);
+       assert ((RX_WRAPPED(Rx) - p) < 16);
+       r->pre_prefix = p - RX_WRAPPED(Rx);
         p += plen;
         if (has_runon)
             *p++ = '\n';
         *p++ = ')';
         *p = 0;
-       SvCUR_set(rx, p - RX_WRAPPED(rx));
+       SvCUR_set(Rx, p - RX_WRAPPED(Rx));
     }
 
     r->intflags = 0;
@@ -7376,7 +7397,7 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
                           (UV)((2*RExC_size+1) * sizeof(U32))));
 #endif
     SetProgLen(ri,RExC_size);
-    RExC_rx_sv = rx;
+    RExC_rx_sv = Rx;
     RExC_rx = r;
     RExC_rxi = ri;
 
@@ -7424,8 +7445,8 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
     }
     RExC_npar = 1;
     if (reg(pRExC_state, 0, &flags,1) == NULL) {
-       ReREFCNT_dec(rx);
-        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg returned NULL to re_op_compile for generation pass, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+       ReREFCNT_dec(Rx);
+        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg returned failure to re_op_compile for generation pass, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
     }
     DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
         Perl_re_printf( aTHX_  "Starting post parse optimization\n");
@@ -7475,7 +7496,7 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
     /*dmq: removed as part of de-PMOP: pm->op_pmflags = RExC_flags; */
 
     if (UTF)
-       SvUTF8_on(rx);  /* Unicode in it? */
+       SvUTF8_on(Rx);  /* Unicode in it? */
     ri->regstclass = NULL;
     if (RExC_naughty >= TOO_NAUGHTY)   /* Probably an expensive pattern. */
        r->intflags |= PREGf_NAUGHTY;
@@ -7951,9 +7972,9 @@ Perl_re_op_compile(pTHX_ SV ** const patternp, int pat_count,
      * by setting the regexp SV to readonly-only instead. If the
      * pattern's been recompiled, the USEDness should remain. */
     if (old_re && SvREADONLY(old_re))
-        SvREADONLY_on(rx);
+        SvREADONLY_on(Rx);
 #endif
-    return rx;
+    return Rx;
 }
 
 
@@ -8585,8 +8606,6 @@ S__invlist_array_init(SV* const invlist, const bool will_have_0)
     return zero_addr + *offset;
 }
 
-#endif
-
 PERL_STATIC_INLINE void
 S_invlist_set_len(pTHX_ SV* const invlist, const UV len, const bool offset)
 {
@@ -8595,7 +8614,7 @@ S_invlist_set_len(pTHX_ SV* const invlist, const UV len, const bool offset)
     PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_SET_LEN;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     SvCUR_set(invlist,
               (len == 0)
@@ -8604,8 +8623,6 @@ S_invlist_set_len(pTHX_ SV* const invlist, const UV len, const bool offset)
     assert(SvLEN(invlist) == 0 || SvCUR(invlist) <= SvLEN(invlist));
 }
 
-#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
-
 STATIC void
 S_invlist_replace_list_destroys_src(pTHX_ SV * dest, SV * src)
 {
@@ -8623,8 +8640,8 @@ S_invlist_replace_list_destroys_src(pTHX_ SV * dest, SV * src)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_REPLACE_LIST_DESTROYS_SRC;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(src) == SVt_INVLIST);
-    assert(SvTYPE(dest) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(src));
+    assert(is_invlist(dest));
     assert(! invlist_is_iterating(src));
     assert(SvCUR(src) == 0 || SvCUR(src) < SvLEN(src));
 
@@ -8659,7 +8676,7 @@ S_get_invlist_previous_index_addr(SV* invlist)
      * */
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GET_INVLIST_PREVIOUS_INDEX_ADDR;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     return &(((XINVLIST*) SvANY(invlist))->prev_index);
 }
@@ -8697,7 +8714,7 @@ S_invlist_trim(SV* invlist)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_TRIM;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     SvPV_renew(invlist, MAX(min_size, SvCUR(invlist) + 1));
 }
@@ -8707,7 +8724,7 @@ S_invlist_clear(pTHX_ SV* invlist)    /* Empty the inversion list */
 {
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_CLEAR;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     invlist_set_len(invlist, 0, 0);
     invlist_trim(invlist);
@@ -8733,7 +8750,7 @@ S_invlist_max(SV* const invlist)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_MAX;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     /* Assumes worst case, in which the 0 element is not counted in the
      * inversion list, so subtracts 1 for that */
@@ -8741,6 +8758,23 @@ S_invlist_max(SV* const invlist)
            ? FROM_INTERNAL_SIZE(SvCUR(invlist)) - 1
            : FROM_INTERNAL_SIZE(SvLEN(invlist)) - 1;
 }
+
+STATIC void
+S_initialize_invlist_guts(pTHX_ SV* invlist, const Size_t initial_size)
+{
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INITIALIZE_INVLIST_GUTS;
+
+    /* First 1 is in case the zero element isn't in the list; second 1 is for
+     * trailing NUL */
+    SvGROW(invlist, TO_INTERNAL_SIZE(initial_size + 1) + 1);
+    invlist_set_len(invlist, 0, 0);
+
+    /* Force iterinit() to be used to get iteration to work */
+    invlist_iterfinish(invlist);
+
+    *get_invlist_previous_index_addr(invlist) = 0;
+}
+
 SV*
 Perl__new_invlist(pTHX_ IV initial_size)
 {
@@ -8758,15 +8792,7 @@ Perl__new_invlist(pTHX_ IV initial_size)
     /* Allocate the initial space */
     new_list = newSV_type(SVt_INVLIST);
 
-    /* First 1 is in case the zero element isn't in the list; second 1 is for
-     * trailing NUL */
-    SvGROW(new_list, TO_INTERNAL_SIZE(initial_size + 1) + 1);
-    invlist_set_len(new_list, 0, 0);
-
-    /* Force iterinit() to be used to get iteration to work */
-    *get_invlist_iter_addr(new_list) = (STRLEN) UV_MAX;
-
-    *get_invlist_previous_index_addr(new_list) = 0;
+    initialize_invlist_guts(new_list, initial_size);
 
     return new_list;
 }
@@ -8834,7 +8860,7 @@ S_invlist_extend(pTHX_ SV* const invlist, const UV new_max)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_EXTEND;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     /* Add one to account for the zero element at the beginning which may not
      * be counted by the calling parameters */
@@ -9158,7 +9184,7 @@ Perl__invlist_union_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT__INVLIST_UNION_MAYBE_COMPLEMENT_2ND;
     assert(a != b);
-    assert(*output == NULL || SvTYPE(*output) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(*output == NULL || is_invlist(*output));
 
     len_b = _invlist_len(b);
     if (len_b == 0) {
@@ -9200,7 +9226,7 @@ Perl__invlist_union_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
          * union.  We can just return a copy of 'a' if '*output' doesn't point
          * to an existing list */
         if (*output == NULL) {
-            *output = invlist_clone(a);
+            *output = invlist_clone(a, NULL);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -9211,7 +9237,7 @@ Perl__invlist_union_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
         }
 
         /* Here, '*output' is to be overwritten by 'a' */
-        u = invlist_clone(a);
+        u = invlist_clone(a, NULL);
         invlist_replace_list_destroys_src(*output, u);
         SvREFCNT_dec_NN(u);
 
@@ -9228,7 +9254,7 @@ Perl__invlist_union_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
          * the clone */
 
         SV ** dest = (*output == NULL) ? output : &u;
-        *dest = invlist_clone(b);
+        *dest = invlist_clone(b, NULL);
         if (complement_b) {
             _invlist_invert(*dest);
         }
@@ -9436,7 +9462,7 @@ Perl__invlist_intersection_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT__INVLIST_INTERSECTION_MAYBE_COMPLEMENT_2ND;
     assert(a != b);
-    assert(*i == NULL || SvTYPE(*i) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(*i == NULL || is_invlist(*i));
 
     /* Special case if either one is empty */
     len_a = (a == NULL) ? 0 : _invlist_len(a);
@@ -9453,11 +9479,11 @@ Perl__invlist_intersection_maybe_complement_2nd(pTHX_ SV* const a, SV* const b,
             }
 
             if (*i == NULL) {
-                *i = invlist_clone(a);
+                *i = invlist_clone(a, NULL);
                 return;
             }
 
-            r = invlist_clone(a);
+            r = invlist_clone(a, NULL);
             invlist_replace_list_destroys_src(*i, r);
             SvREFCNT_dec_NN(r);
             return;
@@ -9947,30 +9973,38 @@ Perl__invlist_invert(pTHX_ SV* const invlist)
     *get_invlist_offset_addr(invlist) = ! *get_invlist_offset_addr(invlist);
 }
 
-#endif
-
-PERL_STATIC_INLINE SV*
-S_invlist_clone(pTHX_ SV* const invlist)
+SV*
+Perl_invlist_clone(pTHX_ SV* const invlist, SV* new_invlist)
 {
 
     /* Return a new inversion list that is a copy of the input one, which is
      * unchanged.  The new list will not be mortal even if the old one was. */
 
-    /* Need to allocate extra space to accommodate Perl's addition of a
-     * trailing NUL to SvPV's, since it thinks they are always strings */
-    SV* new_invlist = _new_invlist(_invlist_len(invlist) + 1);
-    STRLEN physical_length = SvCUR(invlist);
-    bool offset = *(get_invlist_offset_addr(invlist));
+    const STRLEN nominal_length = _invlist_len(invlist);    /* Why not +1 XXX */
+    const STRLEN physical_length = SvCUR(invlist);
+    const bool offset = *(get_invlist_offset_addr(invlist));
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INVLIST_CLONE;
 
+    /* Need to allocate extra space to accommodate Perl's addition of a
+     * trailing NUL to SvPV's, since it thinks they are always strings */
+    if (new_invlist == NULL) {
+        new_invlist = _new_invlist(nominal_length);
+    }
+    else {
+        sv_upgrade(new_invlist, SVt_INVLIST);
+        initialize_invlist_guts(new_invlist, nominal_length);
+    }
+
     *(get_invlist_offset_addr(new_invlist)) = offset;
-    invlist_set_len(new_invlist, _invlist_len(invlist), offset);
+    invlist_set_len(new_invlist, nominal_length, offset);
     Copy(SvPVX(invlist), SvPVX(new_invlist), physical_length, char);
 
     return new_invlist;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 PERL_STATIC_INLINE STRLEN*
 S_get_invlist_iter_addr(SV* invlist)
 {
@@ -9979,7 +10013,7 @@ S_get_invlist_iter_addr(SV* invlist)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GET_INVLIST_ITER_ADDR;
 
-    assert(SvTYPE(invlist) == SVt_INVLIST);
+    assert(is_invlist(invlist));
 
     return &(((XINVLIST*) SvANY(invlist))->iterator);
 }
@@ -11239,6 +11273,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                         RExC_parse++;
                         is_neg = TRUE;
                     }
+                    endptr = RExC_end;
                     if (grok_atoUV(RExC_parse, &unum, &endptr)
                         && unum <= I32_MAX
                     ) {
@@ -11427,7 +11462,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                         ret->flags = 1;
 
                     tail = reg(pRExC_state, 1, &flag, depth+1);
-                    RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flag,flagp);
+                    RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flag,flagp);
                     REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, tail);
                     goto insert_if;
                 }
@@ -11477,6 +11512,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                     }
                     else if (RExC_parse[0] >= '1' && RExC_parse[0] <= '9' ) {
                         UV uv;
+                        endptr = RExC_end;
                         if (grok_atoUV(RExC_parse, &uv, &endptr)
                             && uv <= I32_MAX
                         ) {
@@ -11512,6 +11548,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                     /* (?(1)...) */
                    char c;
                     UV uv;
+                    endptr = RExC_end;
                     if (grok_atoUV(RExC_parse, &uv, &endptr)
                         && uv <= I32_MAX
                     ) {
@@ -11533,8 +11570,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                     REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, reganode(pRExC_state, IFTHEN, 0));
                     br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1,depth+1);
                    if (br == NULL) {
-                        RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-                        FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf,
+                        RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+                        FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf,
                               (UV) flags);
                     } else
                         REGTAIL(pRExC_state, br, reganode(pRExC_state,
@@ -11551,8 +11588,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
                         lastbr = reganode(pRExC_state, IFTHEN, 0);
 
                         if (!regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1,depth+1)) {
-                            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-                            FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf,
+                            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+                            FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf,
                                   (UV) flags);
                         }
                         REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, lastbr);
@@ -11656,8 +11693,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
     /*     branch_len = (paren != 0); */
 
     if (br == NULL) {
-        RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-        FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+        RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+        FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
     }
     if (*RExC_parse == '|') {
        if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_extralen) {
@@ -11700,8 +11737,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
         br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 0, depth+1);
 
        if (br == NULL) {
-            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-            FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+            FAIL2("panic: regbranch returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
         }
         REGTAIL(pRExC_state, lastbr, br);               /* BRANCH -> BRANCH. */
        lastbr = br;
@@ -11924,8 +11961,8 @@ S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first, U32 depth)
        if (latest == NULL) {
            if (flags & TRYAGAIN)
                continue;
-            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-            FAIL2("panic: regpiece returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+            FAIL2("panic: regpiece returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
        }
        else if (ret == NULL)
             ret = latest;
@@ -11994,8 +12031,8 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
 
     ret = regatom(pRExC_state, &flags,depth+1);
     if (ret == NULL) {
-        RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS(flags,flagp,TRYAGAIN);
-        FAIL2("panic: regatom returned NULL, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
+        RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_OR_FLAGS(flags,flagp,TRYAGAIN);
+        FAIL2("panic: regatom returned failure, flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) flags);
     }
 
     op = *RExC_parse;
@@ -12021,6 +12058,7 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                maxpos = next;
            RExC_parse++;
             if (isDIGIT(*RExC_parse)) {
+                endptr = RExC_end;
                 if (!grok_atoUV(RExC_parse, &uv, &endptr))
                     vFAIL("Invalid quantifier in {,}");
                 if (uv >= REG_INFTY)
@@ -12034,6 +12072,7 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
            else
                maxpos = RExC_parse;
             if (isDIGIT(*maxpos)) {
+                endptr = RExC_end;
                 if (!grok_atoUV(maxpos, &uv, &endptr))
                     vFAIL("Invalid quantifier in {,}");
                 if (uv >= REG_INFTY)
@@ -12234,8 +12273,8 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
   * *node_p, nor *code_point_p, nor *flagp.
   *
   * If <cp_count> is not NULL, the caller wants to know the length (in code
-  * points) that this \N sequence matches.  This is set even if the function
-  * returns FALSE, as detailed below.
+  * points) that this \N sequence matches.  This is set, and the input is
+  * parsed for errors, even if the function returns FALSE, as detailed below.
   *
   * There are 5 possibilities here, as detailed in the next 5 paragraphs.
   *
@@ -12399,8 +12438,8 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
             /* Loop through the hex digits of the current code point */
             do {
                 /* Adding this digit will shift the result 4 bits.  If that
-                 * result would be above IV_MAX, it's overflow */
-                if (cp > IV_MAX >> 4) {
+                 * result would be above the legal max, it's overflow */
+                if (cp > MAX_LEGAL_CP >> 4) {
 
                     /* Find the end of the code point */
                     do {
@@ -12411,7 +12450,8 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
                      * in utf8.c */
                     vFAIL4("Use of code point 0x%.*s is not allowed; the"
                         " permissible max is 0x%" UVxf,
-                        (int) (RExC_parse - start_digit), start_digit, IV_MAX);
+                        (int) (RExC_parse - start_digit), start_digit,
+                        MAX_LEGAL_CP);
                 }
 
                 /* Accumulate this (valid) digit into the running total */
@@ -12458,31 +12498,9 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
             }
 
             /* Here, looks like its really a multiple character sequence.  Fail
-             * if that's not what the caller wants. */
-            if (! node_p) {
-
-                /* But even if failing, we count the code points if requested, and
-                 * don't back up up the pointer as the caller is expected to
-                 * handle this situation */
-                if (cp_count) {
-                    char * dot = RExC_parse + 1;
-                    do {
-                        dot = (char *) memchr(dot, '.', endbrace - dot);
-                        if (! dot) {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        count++;
-                        dot++;
-                    } while (dot < endbrace);
-                    count++;
-
-                    *cp_count = count;
-                    RExC_parse = endbrace;
-                    nextchar(pRExC_state);
-                }
-                else {  /* Back up the pointer. */
-                    RExC_parse = p;
-                }
+             * if that's not what the caller wants.  But continue with counting
+             * and error checking if they still want a count */
+            if (! node_p && ! cp_count) {
                 return FALSE;
             }
 
@@ -12490,26 +12508,39 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
              * form \x{char1}\x{char2}...  and then call reg recursively to
              * parse it (enclosing in "(?: ... )" ).  That way, it retains its
              * atomicness, while not having to worry about special handling
-             * that some code points may have. */
+             * that some code points may have.  We don't create a subpattern,
+             * but go through the motions of code point counting and error
+             * checking, if the caller doesn't want a node returned. */
 
-            if (count == 1) {
+            if (node_p && count == 1) {
                 substitute_parse = newSVpvs("?:");
             }
 
           do_concat:
 
-            /* Convert to notation the rest of the code understands */
-            sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "\\x{");
-            sv_catpvn(substitute_parse, start_digit, RExC_parse - start_digit);
-            sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "}");
+            if (node_p) {
+                /* Convert to notation the rest of the code understands */
+                sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "\\x{");
+                sv_catpvn(substitute_parse, start_digit,
+                                            RExC_parse - start_digit);
+                sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "}");
+            }
 
             /* Move to after the dot (or ending brace the final time through.)
              * */
             RExC_parse++;
+            count++;
 
         } while (RExC_parse < endbrace);
 
-        sv_catpv(substitute_parse, ")");
+        if (! node_p) { /* Doesn't want the node */
+            assert (cp_count);
+
+            *cp_count = count;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, ")");
 
 #ifdef EBCDIC
         /* The values are Unicode, and therefore have to be converted to native
@@ -12522,7 +12553,9 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
      * constructs.  This can be called from within a substitute parse already.
      * The error reporting mechanism doesn't work for 2 levels of this, but the
      * code above has validated this new construct, so there should be no
-     * errors generated by the below.*/
+     * errors generated by the below.  And this isn' an exact copy, so the
+     * mechanism to seamlessly deal with this won't work.  XXX Maybe should
+     * turn off all warnings for safety? */
     save_start = RExC_start;
     orig_end = RExC_end;
 
@@ -12543,7 +12576,7 @@ S_grok_bslash_N(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state,
 
     if (! *node_p) {
         RETURN_X_ON_RESTART(FALSE, flags,flagp);
-        FAIL2("panic: reg returned NULL to grok_bslash_N, flags=%#" UVxf,
+        FAIL2("panic: reg returned failure to grok_bslash_N, flags=%#" UVxf,
             (UV) flags);
     }
     *flagp |= flags&(HASWIDTH|SPSTART|SIMPLE|POSTPONED);
@@ -12800,9 +12833,9 @@ S_new_regcurly(const char *s, const char *e)
  * in which case return I32_MAX (rather than possibly 32-bit wrapping) */
 
 static I32
-S_backref_value(char *p)
+S_backref_value(char *p, char *e)
 {
-    const char* endptr;
+    const char* endptr = e;
     UV val;
     if (grok_atoUV(p, &val, &endptr) && val <= I32_MAX)
         return (I32)val;
@@ -12941,8 +12974,8 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                        NULL,
                        NULL);
         if (ret == NULL) {
-            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,NEED_UTF8);
-            FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
+            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP_OR_FLAGS(flagp,NEED_UTF8);
+            FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
                   (UV) *flagp);
         }
        if (*RExC_parse != ']') {
@@ -12965,8 +12998,8 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                    }
                    goto tryagain;
                }
-                RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
-                FAIL2("panic: reg returned NULL to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
+                RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART(flags,flagp);
+                FAIL2("panic: reg returned failure to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
                                                                  (UV) flags);
        }
        *flagp |= flags&(HASWIDTH|SPSTART|SIMPLE|POSTPONED);
@@ -13250,11 +13283,11 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                            TRUE, /* Allow an optimized regnode result */
                            NULL,
                            NULL);
-            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
+            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
             /* regclass() can only return RESTART_PASS1 and NEED_UTF8 if
              * multi-char folds are allowed.  */
             if (!ret)
-                FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
+                FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to regatom, flags=%#" UVxf,
                       (UV) *flagp);
 
             RExC_parse--;
@@ -13289,7 +13322,7 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                 break;
             }
 
-            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
+            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
 
             /* Here, evaluates to a single code point.  Go get that */
             RExC_parse = parse_start;
@@ -13348,7 +13381,7 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                     if (RExC_parse >= RExC_end) {
                         goto unterminated_g;
                     }
-                    num = S_backref_value(RExC_parse);
+                    num = S_backref_value(RExC_parse, RExC_end);
                     if (num == 0)
                         vFAIL("Reference to invalid group 0");
                     else if (num == I32_MAX) {
@@ -13366,7 +13399,7 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    num = S_backref_value(RExC_parse);
+                    num = S_backref_value(RExC_parse, RExC_end);
                     /* bare \NNN might be backref or octal - if it is larger
                      * than or equal RExC_npar then it is assumed to be an
                      * octal escape. Note RExC_npar is +1 from the actual
@@ -13505,6 +13538,10 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
              * need to figure this out until pass 2) */
             bool maybe_exactfu = PASS2;
 
+            /* To see if RExC_uni_semantics changes during parsing of the node.
+             * */
+            bool uni_semantics_at_node_start;
+
             /* The node_type may change below, but since the size of the node
              * doesn't change, it works */
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, node_type);
@@ -13531,6 +13568,8 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                    || UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(UCHARAT(RExC_parse))
                    || UTF8_IS_START(UCHARAT(RExC_parse)));
 
+            uni_semantics_at_node_start = cBOOL(RExC_uni_semantics);
+
             /* Here, we have a literal character.  Find the maximal string of
              * them in the input that we can fit into a single EXACTish node.
              * We quit at the first non-literal or when the node gets full, or
@@ -13614,7 +13653,7 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                         ) {
                             if (*flagp & NEED_UTF8)
                                 FAIL("panic: grok_bslash_N set NEED_UTF8");
-                            RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
+                            RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
 
                             /* Here, it wasn't a single code point.  Go close
                              * up this EXACTish node.  The switch() prior to
@@ -13737,7 +13776,7 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                         /* NOTE, RExC_npar is 1 more than the actual number of
                          * parens we have seen so far, hence the < RExC_npar below. */
 
-                        if ( !isDIGIT(p[1]) || S_backref_value(p) < RExC_npar)
+                        if ( !isDIGIT(p[1]) || S_backref_value(p, RExC_end) < RExC_npar)
                         {  /* Not to be treated as an octal constant, go
                                    find backref */
                             --p;
@@ -13779,20 +13818,22 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                    } /* End of switch on '\' */
                    break;
                case '{':
-                    /* Currently we allow an lbrace at the start of a construct
-                     * without raising a warning.  This is because we think we
-                     * will never want such a brace to be meant to be other
-                     * than taken literally. */
+                    /* Trying to gain new uses for '{' without breaking too
+                     * much existing code is hard.  The solution currently
+                     * adopted is:
+                     *  1)  If there is no ambiguity that a '{' should always
+                     *      be taken literally, at the start of a construct, we
+                     *      just do so.
+                     *  2)  If the literal '{' conflicts with our desired use
+                     *      of it as a metacharacter, we die.  The deprecation
+                     *      cycles for this have come and gone.
+                     *  3)  If there is ambiguity, we raise a simple warning.
+                     *      This could happen, for example, if the user
+                     *      intended it to introduce a quantifier, but slightly
+                     *      misspelled the quantifier.  Without this warning,
+                     *      the quantifier would silently be taken as a literal
+                     *      string of characters instead of a meta construct */
                    if (len || (p > RExC_start && isALPHA_A(*(p - 1)))) {
-
-                        /* But, we raise a fatal warning otherwise, as the
-                         * deprecation cycle has come and gone.  Except that it
-                         * turns out that some heavily-relied on upstream
-                         * software, notably GNU Autoconf, have failed to fix
-                         * their uses.  For these, don't make it fatal unless
-                         * we anticipate using the '{' for something else.
-                         * This happens after any alpha, and for a looser {m,n}
-                         * quantifier specification */
                         if (      RExC_strict
                             || (  p > parse_start + 1
                                 && isALPHA_A(*(p - 1))
@@ -13804,10 +13845,8 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                                   "illegal here");
                         }
                         if (PASS2) {
-                            ckWARNregdep(p + 1,
-                                        "Unescaped left brace in regex is "
-                                        "deprecated here (and will be fatal "
-                                        "in Perl 5.30), passed through");
+                            ckWARNreg(p + 1, "Unescaped left brace in regex is"
+                                             " passed through");
                         }
                    }
                    goto normal_default;
@@ -13968,6 +14007,25 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
                                 ender = 's';
                                 added_len = 2;
                             }
+                            else if (   uni_semantics_at_node_start
+                                     != RExC_uni_semantics)
+                            {
+                                /* Here, we are supossed to be using Unicode
+                                 * rules, but this folding node is not.  This
+                                 * happens during pass 1 when the node started
+                                 * out not under Unicode rules, but a \N{} was
+                                 * encountered during the processing of it,
+                                 * causing Unicode rules to be switched into.
+                                 * Pass 1 continues uninterrupted, as by the
+                                 * time we get to pass 2, we will know enough
+                                 * to generate the correct folds.  Except in
+                                 * this one case, we need to restart the node,
+                                 * because the fold of the sharp s requires 2
+                                 * characters, and the sizing needs to account
+                                 * for that. */
+                                p = oldp;
+                                goto loopdone;
+                            }
                             else {
                                 RExC_seen_unfolded_sharp_s = 1;
                                 maybe_exactfu = FALSE;
@@ -14297,8 +14355,15 @@ S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
     /* Position parse to next real character */
     skip_to_be_ignored_text(pRExC_state, &RExC_parse,
                                             FALSE /* Don't force to /x */ );
-    if (PASS2 && *RExC_parse == '{' && OP(ret) != SBOL && ! regcurly(RExC_parse)) {
-        ckWARNregdep(RExC_parse + 1, "Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated here (and will be fatal in Perl 5.30), passed through");
+    if (   PASS2 && *RExC_parse == '{'
+        && OP(ret) != SBOL && ! regcurly(RExC_parse))
+    {
+        if (RExC_strict || new_regcurly(RExC_parse, RExC_end)) {
+            RExC_parse++;
+            vFAIL("Unescaped left brace in regex is illegal here");
+        }
+        ckWARNreg(RExC_parse + 1, "Unescaped left brace in regex is"
+                                  " passed through");
     }
 
     return(ret);
@@ -15332,7 +15397,7 @@ S_handle_regex_sets(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, SV** return_invlist,
                                   &current,
                                   &posix_warnings
                                  ))
-                        FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to handle_sets, "
+                        FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to handle_sets, "
                               "flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) *flagp);
 
                     /* function call leaves parse pointing to the ']', except
@@ -15608,7 +15673,7 @@ redo_curchar:
                               &current,
                               NULL))
                 {
-                    FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to handle_sets, "
+                    FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to handle_sets, "
                           "flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) *flagp);
                 }
 
@@ -15647,7 +15712,7 @@ redo_curchar:
                                 NULL
                                 ))
                 {
-                    FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to handle_sets, "
+                    FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to handle_sets, "
                           "flags=%#" UVxf, (UV) *flagp);
                 }
 
@@ -15923,7 +15988,7 @@ redo_curchar:
     if (av_tindex_skip_len_mg(stack) < 0   /* Was empty */
         || ((final = av_pop(stack)) == NULL)
         || ! IS_OPERAND(final)
-        || SvTYPE(final) != SVt_INVLIST
+        || ! is_invlist(final)
         || av_tindex_skip_len_mg(stack) >= 0)  /* More left on stack */
     {
       bad_syntax:
@@ -15977,7 +16042,7 @@ redo_curchar:
                     NULL
                 );
     if (!node)
-        FAIL2("panic: regclass returned NULL to handle_sets, flags=%#" UVxf,
+        FAIL2("panic: regclass returned failure to handle_sets, flags=%#" UVxf,
                     PTR2UV(flagp));
 
     /* Fix up the node type if we are in locale.  (We have pretended we are
@@ -16638,7 +16703,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                         if (*flagp & NEED_UTF8)
                             FAIL("panic: grok_bslash_N set NEED_UTF8");
 
-                        RETURN_NULL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
+                        RETURN_FAIL_ON_RESTART_FLAGP(flagp);
 
                         if (cp_count < 0) {
                             vFAIL("\\N in a character class must be a named character: \\N{...}");
@@ -16701,6 +16766,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                                         * anyway, to save a little time */
                                       |_CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;
 
+                SvREFCNT_dec(swash); /* Free any left-overs */
                if (RExC_parse >= RExC_end)
                    vFAIL2("Empty \\%c", (U8)value);
                if (*RExC_parse == '{') {
@@ -16712,6 +16778,9 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                     }
 
                     RExC_parse++;
+
+                    /* White space is allowed adjacent to the braces and after
+                     * any '^', even when not under /x */
                     while (isSPACE(*RExC_parse)) {
                          RExC_parse++;
                    }
@@ -16736,13 +16805,6 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                    while (isSPACE(*(RExC_parse + n - 1)))
                        n--;
 
-                    for (i = RExC_parse; i < RExC_parse + n; i++) {
-                        if (isCNTRL(*i) && *i != '\t') {
-                            char * name = Perl_form(aTHX_ "%.*s", (int)n, RExC_parse);
-                            RExC_parse = e + 1;
-                            vFAIL2("Can't find Unicode property definition \"%s\"", name);
-                        }
-                    }
                }   /* The \p isn't immediately followed by a '{' */
                else if (! isALPHA(*RExC_parse)) {
                     RExC_parse += (UTF) ? UTF8SKIP(RExC_parse) : 1;
@@ -16755,11 +16817,34 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                    n = 1;
                }
                if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
-                    SV* invlist;
-                    char* name;
+                    char* name = RExC_parse;
                     char* base_name;    /* name after any packages are stripped */
                     char* lookup_name = NULL;
                     const char * const colon_colon = "::";
+                    bool invert;
+
+                    SV* invlist;
+
+                    /* Temporary workaround for [perl #133136].  For this
+                    * precise input that is in the .t that is failing, load
+                    * utf8.pm, which is what the test wants, so that that
+                    * .t passes */
+                    if (     memEQs(RExC_start, e + 1 - RExC_start,
+                                    "foo\\p{Alnum}")
+                        && ! hv_common(GvHVn(PL_incgv),
+                                       NULL,
+                                       "utf8.pm", sizeof("utf8.pm") - 1,
+                                       0, HV_FETCH_ISEXISTS, NULL, 0))
+                    {
+                        require_pv("utf8.pm");
+                    }
+                    invlist = parse_uniprop_string(name, n, FOLD, &invert);
+                    if (invlist) {
+                        if (invert) {
+                            value ^= 'P' ^ 'p';
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
 
                     /* Try to get the definition of the property into
                      * <invlist>.  If /i is in effect, the effective property
@@ -16768,6 +16853,14 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                      * 2f833f5208e26b208886e51e09e2c072b5eabb46 */
                     name = savepv(Perl_form(aTHX_ "%.*s", (int)n, RExC_parse));
                     SAVEFREEPV(name);
+
+                    for (i = RExC_parse; i < RExC_parse + n; i++) {
+                        if (isCNTRL(*i) && *i != '\t') {
+                            RExC_parse = e + 1;
+                            vFAIL2("Can't find Unicode property definition \"%s\"", name);
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if (FOLD) {
                         lookup_name = savepv(Perl_form(aTHX_ "__%s_i", name));
 
@@ -16778,7 +16871,6 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
 
                     /* Look up the property name, and get its swash and
                      * inversion list, if the property is found  */
-                    SvREFCNT_dec(swash); /* Free any left-overs */
                     swash = _core_swash_init("utf8",
                                              (lookup_name)
                                               ? lookup_name
@@ -16878,19 +16970,21 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                         {
                             has_user_defined_property = TRUE;
                         }
-                        else if
+                    }
+                    }
+                    if (invlist) {
+                        if (! has_user_defined_property &&
                             /* We warn on matching an above-Unicode code point
                              * if the match would return true, except don't
                              * warn for \p{All}, which has exactly one element
                              * = 0 */
                             (_invlist_contains_cp(invlist, 0x110000)
                                 && (! (_invlist_len(invlist) == 1
-                                       && *invlist_array(invlist) == 0)))
+                                       && *invlist_array(invlist) == 0))))
                         {
                             warn_super = TRUE;
                         }
 
-
                         /* Invert if asking for the complement */
                         if (value == 'P') {
                            _invlist_union_complement_2nd(properties,
@@ -16900,14 +16994,21 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                             /* The swash can't be used as-is, because we've
                             * inverted things; delay removing it to here after
                             * have copied its invlist above */
-                            SvREFCNT_dec_NN(swash);
+                            if (! swash) {
+                                SvREFCNT_dec_NN(invlist);
+                            }
+                            SvREFCNT_dec(swash);
                             swash = NULL;
                         }
                         else {
                             _invlist_union(properties, invlist, &properties);
+                            if (! swash) {
+                                SvREFCNT_dec_NN(invlist);
+                            }
                        }
-                   }
-               }
+                    }
+                } /* End of actually getting the values in pass 2 */
+
                RExC_parse = e + 1;
                 namedclass = ANYOF_UNIPROP;  /* no official name, but it's
                                                 named */
@@ -17159,21 +17260,24 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                     }
                 }
                 else if (  UNI_SEMANTICS
+                        || AT_LEAST_ASCII_RESTRICTED
                         || classnum == _CC_ASCII
                         || (DEPENDS_SEMANTICS && (   classnum == _CC_DIGIT
                                                   || classnum == _CC_XDIGIT)))
                 {
-                    /* We usually have to worry about /d and /a affecting what
-                     * POSIX classes match, with special code needed for /d
-                     * because we won't know until runtime what all matches.
-                     * But there is no extra work needed under /u, and
-                     * [:ascii:] is unaffected by /a and /d; and :digit: and
-                     * :xdigit: don't have runtime differences under /d.  So we
-                     * can special case these, and avoid some extra work below,
-                     * and at runtime. */
+                    /* We usually have to worry about /d a affecting what POSIX
+                     * classes match, with special code needed because we won't
+                     * know until runtime what all matches.  But there is no
+                     * extra work needed under /u and /a; and [:ascii:] is
+                     * unaffected by /d; and :digit: and :xdigit: don't have
+                     * runtime differences under /d.  So we can special case
+                     * these, and avoid some extra work below, and at runtime.
+                     * */
                     _invlist_union_maybe_complement_2nd(
                                                      simple_posixes,
-                                                     PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum],
+                                                      ((AT_LEAST_ASCII_RESTRICTED)
+                                                       ? PL_Posix_ptrs[classnum]
+                                                       : PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum]),
                                                      namedclass % 2 != 0,
                                                      &simple_posixes);
                 }
@@ -17539,20 +17643,21 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
        char *save_end = RExC_end;
        char *save_parse = RExC_parse;
        char *save_start = RExC_start;
-        STRLEN prefix_end = 0;      /* We copy the character class after a
-                                       prefix supplied here.  This is the size
-                                       + 1 of that prefix */
+        Size_t constructed_prefix_len = 0; /* This gives the length of the
+                                              constructed portion of the
+                                              substitute parse. */
         bool first_time = TRUE;     /* First multi-char occurrence doesn't get
                                        a "|" */
         I32 reg_flags;
 
         assert(! invert);
-        assert(RExC_precomp_adj == 0); /* Only one level of recursion allowed */
+        /* Only one level of recursion allowed */
+        assert(RExC_copy_start_in_constructed == RExC_precomp);
 
 #if 0   /* Have decided not to deal with multi-char folds in inverted classes,
            because too confusing */
         if (invert) {
-            sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "(?:");
+            sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "(?:");
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -17572,7 +17677,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
                                                                 &PL_sv_undef)
                 {
                     if (! first_time) {
-                        sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "|");
+                        sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "|");
                     }
                     first_time = FALSE;
 
@@ -17584,33 +17689,33 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
         /* If the character class contains anything else besides these
          * multi-character folds, have to include it in recursive parsing */
         if (element_count) {
-            sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "|[");
-            prefix_end = SvCUR(substitute_parse);
+            sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "|[");
+            constructed_prefix_len = SvCUR(substitute_parse);
             sv_catpvn(substitute_parse, orig_parse, RExC_parse - orig_parse);
 
             /* Put in a closing ']' only if not going off the end, as otherwise
              * we are adding something that really isn't there */
             if (RExC_parse < RExC_end) {
-                sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "]");
+                sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "]");
             }
         }
 
-        sv_catpv(substitute_parse, ")");
+        sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, ")");
 #if 0
         if (invert) {
             /* This is a way to get the parse to skip forward a whole named
              * sequence instead of matching the 2nd character when it fails the
              * first */
-            sv_catpv(substitute_parse, "(*THEN)(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|.)");
+            sv_catpvs(substitute_parse, "(*THEN)(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|.)");
         }
 #endif
 
         /* Set up the data structure so that any errors will be properly
          * reported.  See the comments at the definition of
          * REPORT_LOCATION_ARGS for details */
-        RExC_precomp_adj = orig_parse - RExC_precomp;
-       RExC_start =  RExC_parse = SvPV(substitute_parse, len);
-        RExC_adjusted_start = RExC_start + prefix_end;
+        RExC_copy_start_in_input = (char *) orig_parse;
+       RExC_start = RExC_parse = SvPV(substitute_parse, len);
+        RExC_copy_start_in_constructed = RExC_start + constructed_prefix_len;
        RExC_end = RExC_parse + len;
         RExC_in_multi_char_class = 1;
         RExC_emit = (regnode *)orig_emit;
@@ -17621,8 +17726,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
 
         /* And restore so can parse the rest of the pattern */
         RExC_parse = save_parse;
-       RExC_start = RExC_adjusted_start = save_start;
-        RExC_precomp_adj = 0;
+       RExC_start = RExC_copy_start_in_constructed = RExC_copy_start_in_input = save_start;
        RExC_end = save_end;
        RExC_in_multi_char_class = 0;
         SvREFCNT_dec_NN(multi_char_matches);
@@ -17997,26 +18101,6 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
         }
     }
     if (posixes || nposixes) {
-
-        /* We have to adjust /a and /aa */
-        if (AT_LEAST_ASCII_RESTRICTED) {
-
-            /* Under /a and /aa, nothing above ASCII matches these */
-            if (posixes) {
-                _invlist_intersection(posixes,
-                                    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII],
-                                    &posixes);
-            }
-
-            /* Under /a and /aa, everything above ASCII matches these
-             * complements */
-            if (nposixes) {
-                _invlist_union_complement_2nd(nposixes,
-                                              PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII],
-                                              &nposixes);
-            }
-        }
-
         if (! DEPENDS_SEMANTICS) {
 
             /* For everything but /d, we can just add the current 'posixes' and
@@ -18047,7 +18131,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth,
              *
              * Handle the case where there something like \W separately */
             if (nposixes) {
-                SV* only_non_utf8_list = invlist_clone(PL_UpperLatin1);
+                SV* only_non_utf8_list = invlist_clone(PL_UpperLatin1, NULL);
 
                 /* A complemented posix class matches all upper Latin1
                  * characters if not in UTF-8.  And it matches just certain
@@ -18911,7 +18995,7 @@ Perl__get_regclass_nonbitmap_data(pTHX_ const regexp *prog,
                                                   ));
             }
             else if (! *output_invlist) {
-                *output_invlist = invlist_clone(invlist);
+                *output_invlist = invlist_clone(invlist, NULL);
             }
             else {
                 _invlist_union(*output_invlist, invlist, output_invlist);
@@ -19215,7 +19299,7 @@ S_reginsert(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, regnode *operand, U32 depth)
         if (RExC_offsets) {     /* MJD 20010112 */
            MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(
                  ("%s(%d): (op %s) %s copy %" UVuf " -> %" UVuf " (max %" UVuf ").\n",
-                  "reg_insert",
+                  "reginsert",
                  __LINE__,
                  PL_reg_name[op],
                   (UV)(dst - RExC_emit_start) > RExC_offsets[0]
@@ -19248,7 +19332,7 @@ S_reginsert(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, regnode *operand, U32 depth)
 #endif
     src = NEXTOPER(place);
     place->flags = 0;
-    FILL_ADVANCE_NODE(place, op);
+    FILL_NODE(place, op);
     Zero(src, offset, regnode);
 }
 
@@ -19969,11 +20053,11 @@ Perl_regprop(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, SV *sv, const regnode *o, const regmatch_
         U8 index = FLAGS(o) * 2;
         if (index < C_ARRAY_LENGTH(anyofs)) {
             if (*anyofs[index] != '[')  {
-                sv_catpv(sv, "[");
+                sv_catpvs(sv, "[");
             }
             sv_catpv(sv, anyofs[index]);
             if (*anyofs[index] != '[')  {
-                sv_catpv(sv, "]");
+                sv_catpvs(sv, "]");
             }
         }
         else {
@@ -21066,7 +21150,7 @@ S_put_charclass_bitmap_innards(pTHX_ SV *sv,
      * don't change the caller's list) */
     if (nonbitmap_invlist) {
         assert(invlist_highest(nonbitmap_invlist) < NUM_ANYOF_CODE_POINTS);
-        invlist = invlist_clone(nonbitmap_invlist);
+        invlist = invlist_clone(nonbitmap_invlist, NULL);
     }
     else {  /* Worst case size is every other code point is matched */
         invlist = _new_invlist(NUM_ANYOF_CODE_POINTS / 2);
@@ -21087,7 +21171,7 @@ S_put_charclass_bitmap_innards(pTHX_ SV *sv,
             /* And this flag for matching all non-ASCII 0xFF and below */
             if (flags & ANYOF_SHARED_d_MATCHES_ALL_NON_UTF8_NON_ASCII_non_d_WARN_SUPER)
             {
-                not_utf8 = invlist_clone(PL_UpperLatin1);
+                not_utf8 = invlist_clone(PL_UpperLatin1, NULL);
             }
         }
         else if (OP(node) == ANYOFL) {
@@ -21143,7 +21227,7 @@ S_put_charclass_bitmap_innards(pTHX_ SV *sv,
 
         /* Since this list is passed in, we have to make a copy before
          * modifying it */
-        only_utf8_locale = invlist_clone(only_utf8_locale_invlist);
+        only_utf8_locale = invlist_clone(only_utf8_locale_invlist, NULL);
 
         _invlist_subtract(only_utf8_locale, invlist, &only_utf8_locale);
 
@@ -21427,6 +21511,600 @@ S_dumpuntil(pTHX_ const regexp *r, const regnode *start, const regnode *node,
 
 #endif /* DEBUGGING */
 
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
+
+#include "uni_keywords.h"
+
+void
+Perl_init_uniprops(pTHX)
+{
+    /* Set up the inversion list global variables */
+
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_ASCII]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ALPHANUMERIC] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXALNUM]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_ALPHA] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXALPHA]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_BLANK] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXBLANK]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_CASED] =  _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_CASED]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_CNTRL] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXCNTRL]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_DIGIT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXDIGIT]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_GRAPH] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXGRAPH]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_LOWER] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXLOWER]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_PRINT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXPRINT]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_PUNCT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXPUNCT]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_SPACE] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXSPACE]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_UPPER] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXUPPER]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_VERTSPACE] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_VERTSPACE]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_WORDCHAR] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXWORD]);
+    PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_XDIGIT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XPOSIXXDIGIT]);
+
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_ASCII] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_ASCII]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_ALPHANUMERIC] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXALNUM]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_ALPHA] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXALPHA]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_BLANK] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXBLANK]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_CASED] = PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_ALPHA];
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_CNTRL] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXCNTRL]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_DIGIT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXDIGIT]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_GRAPH] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXGRAPH]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_LOWER] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXLOWER]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_PRINT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXPRINT]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_PUNCT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXPUNCT]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_SPACE] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXSPACE]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_UPPER] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXUPPER]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_VERTSPACE] = NULL;
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_WORDCHAR] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXWORD]);
+    PL_Posix_ptrs[_CC_XDIGIT] = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_POSIXXDIGIT]);
+
+    PL_GCB_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_GCB_invlist);
+    PL_SB_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_SB_invlist);
+    PL_WB_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_WB_invlist);
+    PL_LB_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_LB_invlist);
+    PL_SCX_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_SCX_invlist);
+
+    PL_AboveLatin1 = _new_invlist_C_array(AboveLatin1_invlist);
+    PL_Latin1 = _new_invlist_C_array(Latin1_invlist);
+    PL_UpperLatin1 = _new_invlist_C_array(UpperLatin1_invlist);
+
+    PL_Assigned_invlist = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_ASSIGNED]);
+
+    PL_utf8_perl_idstart = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI__PERL_IDSTART]);
+    PL_utf8_perl_idcont = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI__PERL_IDCONT]);
+
+    PL_utf8_charname_begin = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI__PERL_CHARNAME_BEGIN]);
+    PL_utf8_charname_continue = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI__PERL_CHARNAME_CONTINUE]);
+
+    PL_utf8_foldable = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI__PERL_ANY_FOLDS]);
+    PL_HasMultiCharFold = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[
+                                            UNI__PERL_FOLDS_TO_MULTI_CHAR]);
+    PL_NonL1NonFinalFold = _new_invlist_C_array(
+                                            NonL1_Perl_Non_Final_Folds_invlist);
+
+    PL_utf8_toupper = _new_invlist_C_array(Uppercase_Mapping_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_tolower = _new_invlist_C_array(Lowercase_Mapping_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_totitle = _new_invlist_C_array(Titlecase_Mapping_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_tofold = _new_invlist_C_array(Case_Folding_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_tosimplefold = _new_invlist_C_array(Simple_Case_Folding_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_foldclosures = _new_invlist_C_array(_Perl_IVCF_invlist);
+    PL_utf8_mark = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_M]);
+
+    /* The below are used only by deprecated functions.  They could be removed */
+    PL_utf8_xidcont  = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XIDC]);
+    PL_utf8_idcont   = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_IDC]);
+    PL_utf8_xidstart = _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[UNI_XIDS]);
+}
+
+SV *
+Perl_parse_uniprop_string(pTHX_ const char * const name, const Size_t name_len,
+                                const bool to_fold, bool * invert)
+{
+    /* Parse the interior meat of \p{} passed to this in 'name' with length
+     * 'name_len', and return an inversion list if a property with 'name' is
+     * found, or NULL if not.  'name' point to the input with leading and
+     * trailing space trimmed.  'to_fold' indicates if /i is in effect.
+     *
+     * When the return is an inversion list, '*invert' will be set to a boolean
+     * indicating if it should be inverted or not
+     *
+     * This currently doesn't handle all cases.  A NULL return indicates the
+     * caller should try a different approach
+     */
+
+    char* lookup_name;
+    bool stricter = FALSE;
+    bool is_nv_type = FALSE;         /* nv= or numeric_value=, or possibly one
+                                        of the cjk numeric properties (though
+                                        it requires extra effort to compile
+                                        them) */
+    unsigned int i;
+    unsigned int j = 0, lookup_len;
+    int equals_pos = -1;        /* Where the '=' is found, or negative if none */
+    int slash_pos = -1;        /* Where the '/' is found, or negative if none */
+    int table_index = 0;
+    bool starts_with_In_or_Is = FALSE;
+    Size_t lookup_offset = 0;
+
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_PARSE_UNIPROP_STRING;
+
+    /* The input will be modified into 'lookup_name' */
+    Newx(lookup_name, name_len, char);
+    SAVEFREEPV(lookup_name);
+
+    /* Parse the input. */
+    for (i = 0; i < name_len; i++) {
+        char cur = name[i];
+
+        /* These characters can be freely ignored in most situations.  Later it
+         * may turn out we shouldn't have ignored them, and we have to reparse,
+         * but we don't have enough information yet to make that decision */
+        if (cur == '-' || cur == '_' || isSPACE_A(cur)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Case differences are also ignored.  Our lookup routine assumes
+         * everything is lowercase */
+        if (isUPPER_A(cur)) {
+            lookup_name[j++] = toLOWER(cur);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* A double colon is either an error, or a package qualifier to a
+         * subroutine user-defined property; neither of which do we currently
+         * handle
+         *
+         * But a single colon is a synonym for '=' */
+        if (cur == ':') {
+            if (i < name_len - 1 && name[i+1] == ':') {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            cur = '=';
+        }
+
+        /* Otherwise, this character is part of the name. */
+        lookup_name[j++] = cur;
+
+        /* Only the equals sign needs further processing */
+        if (cur == '=') {
+            equals_pos = j; /* Note where it occurred in the input */
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Here, we are either done with the whole property name, if it was simple;
+     * or are positioned just after the '=' if it is compound. */
+
+    if (equals_pos >= 0) {
+        assert(! stricter); /* We shouldn't have set this yet */
+
+        /* Space immediately after the '=' is ignored */
+        i++;
+        for (; i < name_len; i++) {
+            if (! isSPACE_A(name[i])) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Certain properties need special handling.  They may optionally be
+         * prefixed by 'is'.  Ignore that prefix for the purposes of checking
+         * if this is one of those properties */
+        if (memBEGINPs(lookup_name, name_len, "is")) {
+            lookup_offset = 2;
+        }
+
+        /* Then check if it is one of these properties.  This is hard-coded
+         * because easier this way, and the list is unlikely to change.  There
+         * are several properties like this in the Unihan DB, which is unlikely
+         * to be compiled, and they all end with 'numeric'.  The interiors
+         * aren't checked for the precise property.  This would stop working if
+         * a cjk property were to be created that ended with 'numeric' and
+         * wasn't a numeric type */
+        is_nv_type = memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                       j - 1 - lookup_offset, "numericvalue")
+                  || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "nv")
+                  || (   memENDPs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                            j - 1 - lookup_offset, "numeric")
+                      && (   memBEGINPs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "cjk")
+                          || memBEGINPs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "k")));
+        if (   is_nv_type
+            || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "canonicalcombiningclass")
+            || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "ccc")
+            || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "age")
+            || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "in")
+            || memEQs(lookup_name + lookup_offset,
+                      j - 1 - lookup_offset, "presentin"))
+        {
+            unsigned int k;
+
+            /* What makes these properties special is that the stuff after the
+             * '=' is a number.  Therefore, we can't throw away '-'
+             * willy-nilly, as those could be a minus sign.  Other stricter
+             * rules also apply.  However, these properties all can have the
+             * rhs not be a number, in which case they contain at least one
+             * alphabetic.  In those cases, the stricter rules don't apply.
+             * But the numeric type properties can have the alphas [Ee] to
+             * signify an exponent, and it is still a number with stricter
+             * rules.  So look for an alpha that signifys not-strict */
+            stricter = TRUE;
+            for (k = i; k < name_len; k++) {
+                if (   isALPHA_A(name[k])
+                    && (! is_nv_type || ! isALPHA_FOLD_EQ(name[k], 'E')))
+                {
+                    stricter = FALSE;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (stricter) {
+
+            /* A number may have a leading '+' or '-'.  The latter is retained
+             * */
+            if (name[i] == '+') {
+                i++;
+            }
+            else if (name[i] == '-') {
+                lookup_name[j++] = '-';
+                i++;
+            }
+
+            /* Skip leading zeros including single underscores separating the
+             * zeros, or between the final leading zero and the first other
+             * digit */
+            for (; i < name_len - 1; i++) {
+                if (   name[i] != '0'
+                    && (name[i] != '_' || ! isDIGIT_A(name[i+1])))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else {  /* No '=' */
+
+       /* We are now in a position to determine if this property should have
+        * been parsed using stricter rules.  Only a few are like that, and
+        * unlikely to change. */
+        if (   memBEGINPs(lookup_name, j, "perl")
+            && memNEs(lookup_name + 4, j - 4, "space")
+            && memNEs(lookup_name + 4, j - 4, "word"))
+        {
+            stricter = TRUE;
+
+            /* We set the inputs back to 0 and the code below will reparse,
+             * using strict */
+            i = j = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Here, we have either finished the property, or are positioned to parse
+     * the remainder, and we know if stricter rules apply.  Finish out, if not
+     * already done */
+    for (; i < name_len; i++) {
+        char cur = name[i];
+
+        /* In all instances, case differences are ignored, and we normalize to
+         * lowercase */
+        if (isUPPER_A(cur)) {
+            lookup_name[j++] = toLOWER(cur);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* An underscore is skipped, but not under strict rules unless it
+         * separates two digits */
+        if (cur == '_') {
+            if (    stricter
+                && (     i == 0 || (int) i == equals_pos || i == name_len- 1
+                    || ! isDIGIT_A(name[i-1]) || ! isDIGIT_A(name[i+1])))
+            {
+                lookup_name[j++] = '_';
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Hyphens are skipped except under strict */
+        if (cur == '-' && ! stricter) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* XXX Bug in documentation.  It says white space skipped adjacent to
+         * non-word char.  Maybe we should, but shouldn't skip it next to a dot
+         * in a number */
+        if (isSPACE_A(cur) && ! stricter) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        lookup_name[j++] = cur;
+
+        /* Unless this is a non-trailing slash, we are done with it */
+        if (i >= name_len - 1 || cur != '/') {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        slash_pos = j;
+
+        /* A slash in the 'numeric value' property indicates that what follows
+         * is a denominator.  It can have a leading '+' and '0's that should be
+         * skipped.  But we have never allowed a negative denominator, so treat
+         * a minus like every other character.  (No need to rule out a second
+         * '/', as that won't match anything anyway */
+        if (is_nv_type) {
+            i++;
+            if (i < name_len && name[i] == '+') {
+                i++;
+            }
+
+            /* Skip leading zeros including underscores separating digits */
+            for (; i < name_len - 1; i++) {
+                if (   name[i] != '0'
+                    && (name[i] != '_' || ! isDIGIT_A(name[i+1])))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /* Store the first real character in the denominator */
+            lookup_name[j++] = name[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Here are completely done parsing the input 'name', and 'lookup_name'
+     * contains a copy, normalized.
+     *
+     * This special case is grandfathered in: 'L_' and 'GC=L_' are accepted and
+     * different from without the underscores.  */
+    if (  (   UNLIKELY(memEQs(lookup_name, j, "l"))
+           || UNLIKELY(memEQs(lookup_name, j, "gc=l")))
+        && UNLIKELY(name[name_len-1] == '_'))
+    {
+        lookup_name[j++] = '&';
+    }
+    else if (name_len > 2 && name[0] == 'I' && (   name[1] == 'n'
+                                                || name[1] == 's'))
+    {
+
+        /* Also, if the original input began with 'In' or 'Is', it could be a
+         * subroutine call instead of a property names, which currently isn't
+         * handled by this function.  Subroutine calls can't happen if there is
+         * an '=' in the name */
+        if (equals_pos < 0 && get_cvn_flags(name, name_len, GV_NOTQUAL) != NULL)
+        {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        starts_with_In_or_Is = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    lookup_len = j;     /* Use a more mnemonic name starting here */
+
+    /* Get the index into our pointer table of the inversion list corresponding
+     * to the property */
+    table_index = match_uniprop((U8 *) lookup_name, lookup_len);
+
+    /* If it didn't find the property */
+    if (table_index == 0) {
+
+        /* If didn't find the property, we try again stripping off any initial
+         * 'In' or 'Is' */
+        if (starts_with_In_or_Is) {
+            lookup_name += 2;
+            lookup_len -= 2;
+            equals_pos -= 2;
+            slash_pos -= 2;
+
+            table_index = match_uniprop((U8 *) lookup_name, lookup_len);
+        }
+
+        if (table_index == 0) {
+            char * canonical;
+
+            /* If not found, and not a numeric type property, isn't a legal
+             * property */
+            if (! is_nv_type) {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            /* But the numeric type properties need more work to decide.  What
+             * we do is make sure we have the number in canonical form and look
+             * that up. */
+
+            if (slash_pos < 0) {    /* No slash */
+
+                /* When it isn't a rational, take the input, convert it to a
+                 * NV, then create a canonical string representation of that
+                 * NV. */
+
+                NV value;
+
+                /* Get the value */
+                if (my_atof3(lookup_name + equals_pos, &value,
+                             lookup_len - equals_pos)
+                          != lookup_name + lookup_len)
+                {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* If the value is an integer, the canonical value is integral */
+                if (Perl_ceil(value) == value) {
+                    canonical = Perl_form(aTHX_ "%.*s%.0" NVff,
+                                                equals_pos, lookup_name, value);
+                }
+                else {  /* Otherwise, it is %e with a known precision */
+                    char * exp_ptr;
+
+                    canonical = Perl_form(aTHX_ "%.*s%.*" NVef,
+                                                equals_pos, lookup_name,
+                                                PL_E_FORMAT_PRECISION, value);
+
+                    /* The exponent generated is expecting two digits, whereas
+                     * %e on some systems will generate three.  Remove leading
+                     * zeros in excess of 2 from the exponent.  We start
+                     * looking for them after the '=' */
+                    exp_ptr = strchr(canonical + equals_pos, 'e');
+                    if (exp_ptr) {
+                        char * cur_ptr = exp_ptr + 2; /* past the 'e[+-]' */
+                        SSize_t excess_exponent_len = strlen(cur_ptr) - 2;
+
+                        assert(*(cur_ptr - 1) == '-' || *(cur_ptr - 1) == '+');
+
+                        if (excess_exponent_len > 0) {
+                            SSize_t leading_zeros = strspn(cur_ptr, "0");
+                            SSize_t excess_leading_zeros
+                                    = MIN(leading_zeros, excess_exponent_len);
+                            if (excess_leading_zeros > 0) {
+                                Move(cur_ptr + excess_leading_zeros,
+                                     cur_ptr,
+                                     strlen(cur_ptr) - excess_leading_zeros
+                                       + 1,  /* Copy the NUL as well */
+                                     char);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else {  /* Has a slash.  Create a rational in canonical form  */
+                UV numerator, denominator, gcd, trial;
+                const char * end_ptr;
+                const char * sign = "";
+
+                /* We can't just find the numerator, denominator, and do the
+                 * division, then use the method above, because that is
+                 * inexact.  And the input could be a rational that is within
+                 * epsilon (given our precision) of a valid rational, and would
+                 * then incorrectly compare valid.
+                 *
+                 * We're only interested in the part after the '=' */
+                const char * this_lookup_name = lookup_name + equals_pos;
+                lookup_len -= equals_pos;
+                slash_pos -= equals_pos;
+
+                /* Handle any leading minus */
+                if (this_lookup_name[0] == '-') {
+                    sign = "-";
+                    this_lookup_name++;
+                    lookup_len--;
+                    slash_pos--;
+                }
+
+                /* Convert the numerator to numeric */
+                end_ptr = this_lookup_name + slash_pos;
+                if (! grok_atoUV(this_lookup_name, &numerator, &end_ptr)) {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* It better have included all characters before the slash */
+                if (*end_ptr != '/') {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* Set to look at just the denominator */
+                this_lookup_name += slash_pos;
+                lookup_len -= slash_pos;
+                end_ptr = this_lookup_name + lookup_len;
+
+                /* Convert the denominator to numeric */
+                if (! grok_atoUV(this_lookup_name, &denominator, &end_ptr)) {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* It better be the rest of the characters, and don't divide by
+                 * 0 */
+                if (   end_ptr != this_lookup_name + lookup_len
+                    || denominator == 0)
+                {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* Get the greatest common denominator using
+                   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_algorithm */
+                gcd = numerator;
+                trial = denominator;
+                while (trial != 0) {
+                    UV temp = trial;
+                    trial = gcd % trial;
+                    gcd = temp;
+                }
+
+                /* If already in lowest possible terms, we have already tried
+                 * looking this up */
+                if (gcd == 1) {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+
+                /* Reduce the rational, which should put it in canonical form.
+                 * Then look it up */
+                numerator /= gcd;
+                denominator /= gcd;
+
+                canonical = Perl_form(aTHX_ "%.*s%s%" UVuf "/%" UVuf,
+                        equals_pos, lookup_name, sign, numerator, denominator);
+            }
+
+            /* Here, we have the number in canonical form.  Try that */
+            table_index = match_uniprop((U8 *) canonical, strlen(canonical));
+            if (table_index == 0) {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* The return is an index into a table of ptrs.  A negative return
+     * signifies that the real index is the absolute value, but the result
+     * needs to be inverted */
+    if (table_index < 0) {
+        *invert = TRUE;
+        table_index = -table_index;
+    }
+    else {
+        *invert = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* Out-of band indices indicate a deprecated property.  The proper index is
+     * modulo it with the table size.  And dividing by the table size yields
+     * an offset into a table constructed to contain the corresponding warning
+     * message */
+    if (table_index > MAX_UNI_KEYWORD_INDEX) {
+        Size_t warning_offset = table_index / MAX_UNI_KEYWORD_INDEX;
+        table_index %= MAX_UNI_KEYWORD_INDEX;
+        Perl_ck_warner_d(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_DEPRECATED),
+                "Use of '%.*s' in \\p{} or \\P{} is deprecated because: %s",
+                (int) name_len, name, deprecated_property_msgs[warning_offset]);
+    }
+
+    /* In a few properties, a different property is used under /i.  These are
+     * unlikely to change, so are hard-coded here. */
+    if (to_fold) {
+        if (   table_index == UNI_XPOSIXUPPER
+            || table_index == UNI_XPOSIXLOWER
+            || table_index == UNI_TITLE)
+        {
+            table_index = UNI_CASED;
+        }
+        else if (   table_index == UNI_UPPERCASELETTER
+                 || table_index == UNI_LOWERCASELETTER
+#  ifdef UNI_TITLECASELETTER   /* Missing from early Unicodes */
+                 || table_index == UNI_TITLECASELETTER
+#  endif
+        ) {
+            table_index = UNI_CASEDLETTER;
+        }
+        else if (  table_index == UNI_POSIXUPPER
+                || table_index == UNI_POSIXLOWER)
+        {
+            table_index = UNI_POSIXALPHA;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Create and return the inversion list */
+    return _new_invlist_C_array(uni_prop_ptrs[table_index]);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
  */