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Better wording for the return value of select()
[perl5.git] / regcomp.c
index da245b1..429b493 100644 (file)
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  ****    Alterations to Henry's code are...
  ****
  ****    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
- ****    2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, by Larry Wall and others
+ ****    2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 by Larry Wall and others
  ****
  ****    You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
  ****    License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
 typedef struct RExC_state_t {
     U32                flags;                  /* are we folding, multilining? */
     char       *precomp;               /* uncompiled string. */
-    regexp     *rx;
+    regexp     *rx;                    /* perl core regexp structure */
+    regexp_internal    *rxi;           /* internal data for regexp object pprivate field */        
     char       *start;                 /* Start of input for compile */
     char       *end;                   /* End of input for compile */
     char       *parse;                 /* Input-scan pointer. */
     I32                whilem_seen;            /* number of WHILEM in this expr */
     regnode    *emit_start;            /* Start of emitted-code area */
+    regnode    *emit_bound;            /* First regnode outside of the allocated space */
     regnode    *emit;                  /* Code-emit pointer; &regdummy = don't = compiling */
     I32                naughty;                /* How bad is this pattern? */
     I32                sawback;                /* Did we see \1, ...? */
     U32                seen;
     I32                size;                   /* Code size. */
-    I32                npar;                   /* () count. */
+    I32                npar;                   /* Capture buffer count, (OPEN). */
+    I32                cpar;                   /* Capture buffer count, (CLOSE). */
+    I32                nestroot;               /* root parens we are in - used by accept */
     I32                extralen;
     I32                seen_zerolen;
     I32                seen_evals;
+    regnode    **open_parens;          /* pointers to open parens */
+    regnode    **close_parens;         /* pointers to close parens */
+    regnode    *opend;                 /* END node in program */
     I32                utf8;
+    HV         *charnames;             /* cache of named sequences */
+    HV         *paren_names;           /* Paren names */
+    
+    regnode    **recurse;              /* Recurse regops */
+    I32                recurse_count;          /* Number of recurse regops */
 #if ADD_TO_REGEXEC
     char       *starttry;              /* -Dr: where regtry was called. */
 #define RExC_starttry  (pRExC_state->starttry)
 #endif
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    const char  *lastparse;
+    I32         lastnum;
+    AV          *paren_name_list;       /* idx -> name */
+#define RExC_lastparse (pRExC_state->lastparse)
+#define RExC_lastnum   (pRExC_state->lastnum)
+#define RExC_paren_name_list    (pRExC_state->paren_name_list)
+#endif
 } RExC_state_t;
 
 #define RExC_flags     (pRExC_state->flags)
 #define RExC_precomp   (pRExC_state->precomp)
 #define RExC_rx                (pRExC_state->rx)
+#define RExC_rxi       (pRExC_state->rxi)
 #define RExC_start     (pRExC_state->start)
 #define RExC_end       (pRExC_state->end)
 #define RExC_parse     (pRExC_state->parse)
 #define RExC_whilem_seen       (pRExC_state->whilem_seen)
-#define RExC_offsets   (pRExC_state->rx->offsets) /* I am not like the others */
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+#define RExC_offsets   (pRExC_state->rxi->u.offsets) /* I am not like the others */
+#endif
 #define RExC_emit      (pRExC_state->emit)
 #define RExC_emit_start        (pRExC_state->emit_start)
+#define RExC_emit_bound        (pRExC_state->emit_bound)
 #define RExC_naughty   (pRExC_state->naughty)
 #define RExC_sawback   (pRExC_state->sawback)
 #define RExC_seen      (pRExC_state->seen)
 #define RExC_size      (pRExC_state->size)
 #define RExC_npar      (pRExC_state->npar)
+#define RExC_nestroot   (pRExC_state->nestroot)
 #define RExC_extralen  (pRExC_state->extralen)
 #define RExC_seen_zerolen      (pRExC_state->seen_zerolen)
 #define RExC_seen_evals        (pRExC_state->seen_evals)
 #define RExC_utf8      (pRExC_state->utf8)
+#define RExC_charnames  (pRExC_state->charnames)
+#define RExC_open_parens       (pRExC_state->open_parens)
+#define RExC_close_parens      (pRExC_state->close_parens)
+#define RExC_opend     (pRExC_state->opend)
+#define RExC_paren_names       (pRExC_state->paren_names)
+#define RExC_recurse   (pRExC_state->recurse)
+#define RExC_recurse_count     (pRExC_state->recurse_count)
+
 
 #define        ISMULT1(c)      ((c) == '*' || (c) == '+' || (c) == '?')
 #define        ISMULT2(s)      ((*s) == '*' || (*s) == '+' || (*s) == '?' || \
@@ -155,28 +188,124 @@ typedef struct RExC_state_t {
  * Flags to be passed up and down.
  */
 #define        WORST           0       /* Worst case. */
-#define        HASWIDTH        0x1     /* Known to match non-null strings. */
-#define        SIMPLE          0x2     /* Simple enough to be STAR/PLUS operand. */
-#define        SPSTART         0x4     /* Starts with * or +. */
-#define TRYAGAIN       0x8     /* Weeded out a declaration. */
+#define        HASWIDTH        0x01    /* Known to match non-null strings. */
+#define        SIMPLE          0x02    /* Simple enough to be STAR/PLUS operand. */
+#define        SPSTART         0x04    /* Starts with * or +. */
+#define TRYAGAIN       0x08    /* Weeded out a declaration. */
+#define POSTPONED      0x10    /* (?1),(?&name), (??{...}) or similar */
+
+#define REG_NODE_NUM(x) ((x) ? (int)((x)-RExC_emit_start) : -1)
+
+/* whether trie related optimizations are enabled */
+#if PERL_ENABLE_EXTENDED_TRIE_OPTIMISATION
+#define TRIE_STUDY_OPT
+#define FULL_TRIE_STUDY
+#define TRIE_STCLASS
+#endif
+
+
 
-/* Length of a variant. */
+#define PBYTE(u8str,paren) ((U8*)(u8str))[(paren) >> 3]
+#define PBITVAL(paren) (1 << ((paren) & 7))
+#define PAREN_TEST(u8str,paren) ( PBYTE(u8str,paren) & PBITVAL(paren))
+#define PAREN_SET(u8str,paren) PBYTE(u8str,paren) |= PBITVAL(paren)
+#define PAREN_UNSET(u8str,paren) PBYTE(u8str,paren) &= (~PBITVAL(paren))
+
+
+/* About scan_data_t.
+
+  During optimisation we recurse through the regexp program performing
+  various inplace (keyhole style) optimisations. In addition study_chunk
+  and scan_commit populate this data structure with information about
+  what strings MUST appear in the pattern. We look for the longest 
+  string that must appear for at a fixed location, and we look for the
+  longest string that may appear at a floating location. So for instance
+  in the pattern:
+  
+    /FOO[xX]A.*B[xX]BAR/
+    
+  Both 'FOO' and 'A' are fixed strings. Both 'B' and 'BAR' are floating
+  strings (because they follow a .* construct). study_chunk will identify
+  both FOO and BAR as being the longest fixed and floating strings respectively.
+  
+  The strings can be composites, for instance
+  
+     /(f)(o)(o)/
+     
+  will result in a composite fixed substring 'foo'.
+  
+  For each string some basic information is maintained:
+  
+  - offset or min_offset
+    This is the position the string must appear at, or not before.
+    It also implicitly (when combined with minlenp) tells us how many
+    character must match before the string we are searching.
+    Likewise when combined with minlenp and the length of the string
+    tells us how many characters must appear after the string we have 
+    found.
+  
+  - max_offset
+    Only used for floating strings. This is the rightmost point that
+    the string can appear at. Ifset to I32 max it indicates that the
+    string can occur infinitely far to the right.
+  
+  - minlenp
+    A pointer to the minimum length of the pattern that the string 
+    was found inside. This is important as in the case of positive 
+    lookahead or positive lookbehind we can have multiple patterns 
+    involved. Consider
+    
+    /(?=FOO).*F/
+    
+    The minimum length of the pattern overall is 3, the minimum length
+    of the lookahead part is 3, but the minimum length of the part that
+    will actually match is 1. So 'FOO's minimum length is 3, but the 
+    minimum length for the F is 1. This is important as the minimum length
+    is used to determine offsets in front of and behind the string being 
+    looked for.  Since strings can be composites this is the length of the
+    pattern at the time it was commited with a scan_commit. Note that
+    the length is calculated by study_chunk, so that the minimum lengths
+    are not known until the full pattern has been compiled, thus the 
+    pointer to the value.
+  
+  - lookbehind
+  
+    In the case of lookbehind the string being searched for can be
+    offset past the start point of the final matching string. 
+    If this value was just blithely removed from the min_offset it would
+    invalidate some of the calculations for how many chars must match
+    before or after (as they are derived from min_offset and minlen and
+    the length of the string being searched for). 
+    When the final pattern is compiled and the data is moved from the
+    scan_data_t structure into the regexp structure the information
+    about lookbehind is factored in, with the information that would 
+    have been lost precalculated in the end_shift field for the 
+    associated string.
+
+  The fields pos_min and pos_delta are used to store the minimum offset
+  and the delta to the maximum offset at the current point in the pattern.    
+
+*/
 
 typedef struct scan_data_t {
-    I32 len_min;
-    I32 len_delta;
+    /*I32 len_min;      unused */
+    /*I32 len_delta;    unused */
     I32 pos_min;
     I32 pos_delta;
     SV *last_found;
-    I32 last_end;                      /* min value, <0 unless valid. */
+    I32 last_end;          /* min value, <0 unless valid. */
     I32 last_start_min;
     I32 last_start_max;
-    SV **longest;                      /* Either &l_fixed, or &l_float. */
-    SV *longest_fixed;
-    I32 offset_fixed;
-    SV *longest_float;
-    I32 offset_float_min;
-    I32 offset_float_max;
+    SV **longest;          /* Either &l_fixed, or &l_float. */
+    SV *longest_fixed;      /* longest fixed string found in pattern */
+    I32 offset_fixed;       /* offset where it starts */
+    I32 *minlen_fixed;      /* pointer to the minlen relevent to the string */
+    I32 lookbehind_fixed;   /* is the position of the string modfied by LB */
+    SV *longest_float;      /* longest floating string found in pattern */
+    I32 offset_float_min;   /* earliest point in string it can appear */
+    I32 offset_float_max;   /* latest point in string it can appear */
+    I32 *minlen_float;      /* pointer to the minlen relevent to the string */
+    I32 lookbehind_float;   /* is the position of the string modified by LB */
     I32 flags;
     I32 whilem_c;
     I32 *last_closep;
@@ -188,11 +317,11 @@ typedef struct scan_data_t {
  */
 
 static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
-  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+  { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ,0};
 
 #define SF_BEFORE_EOL          (SF_BEFORE_SEOL|SF_BEFORE_MEOL)
-#define SF_BEFORE_SEOL         0x1
-#define SF_BEFORE_MEOL         0x2
+#define SF_BEFORE_SEOL         0x0001
+#define SF_BEFORE_MEOL         0x0002
 #define SF_FIX_BEFORE_EOL      (SF_FIX_BEFORE_SEOL|SF_FIX_BEFORE_MEOL)
 #define SF_FL_BEFORE_EOL       (SF_FL_BEFORE_SEOL|SF_FL_BEFORE_MEOL)
 
@@ -209,19 +338,22 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
 
 #define SF_FL_BEFORE_SEOL      (SF_BEFORE_SEOL << SF_FL_SHIFT_EOL)
 #define SF_FL_BEFORE_MEOL      (SF_BEFORE_MEOL << SF_FL_SHIFT_EOL) /* 0x20 */
-#define SF_IS_INF              0x40
-#define SF_HAS_PAR             0x80
-#define SF_IN_PAR              0x100
-#define SF_HAS_EVAL            0x200
-#define SCF_DO_SUBSTR          0x400
+#define SF_IS_INF              0x0040
+#define SF_HAS_PAR             0x0080
+#define SF_IN_PAR              0x0100
+#define SF_HAS_EVAL            0x0200
+#define SCF_DO_SUBSTR          0x0400
 #define SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND     0x0800
 #define SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR      0x1000
 #define SCF_DO_STCLASS         (SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND|SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR)
 #define SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS 0x2000
 
+#define SCF_TRIE_RESTUDY        0x4000 /* Do restudy? */
+#define SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT         0x8000 
+
 #define UTF (RExC_utf8 != 0)
-#define LOC ((RExC_flags & PMf_LOCALE) != 0)
-#define FOLD ((RExC_flags & PMf_FOLD) != 0)
+#define LOC ((RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_LOCALE) != 0)
+#define FOLD ((RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_FOLD) != 0)
 
 #define OOB_UNICODE            12345678
 #define OOB_NAMEDCLASS         -1
@@ -248,7 +380,7 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
  * arg. Show regex, up to a maximum length. If it's too long, chop and add
  * "...".
  */
-#define        FAIL(msg) STMT_START {                                          \
+#define _FAIL(code) STMT_START {                                       \
     const char *ellipses = "";                                         \
     IV len = RExC_end - RExC_precomp;                                  \
                                                                        \
@@ -259,10 +391,17 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
        len = RegexLengthToShowInErrorMessages - 10;                    \
        ellipses = "...";                                               \
     }                                                                  \
-    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%s in regex m/%.*s%s/",                          \
-           msg, (int)len, RExC_precomp, ellipses);                     \
+    code;                                                               \
 } STMT_END
 
+#define        FAIL(msg) _FAIL(                            \
+    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%s in regex m/%.*s%s/",      \
+           msg, (int)len, RExC_precomp, ellipses))
+
+#define        FAIL2(msg,arg) _FAIL(                       \
+    Perl_croak(aTHX_ msg " in regex m/%.*s%s/",            \
+           arg, (int)len, RExC_precomp, ellipses))
+
 /*
  * Simple_vFAIL -- like FAIL, but marks the current location in the scan
  */
@@ -375,16 +514,27 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
  * Nodes are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4.  Node #n's position is recorded in
  * element 2*n-1 of the array.  Element #2n holds the byte length node #n.
  * Element 0 holds the number n.
+ * Position is 1 indexed.
  */
-
-#define MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(x)
-/* #define MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(x) DEBUG_r(Perl_warn_nocontext x) */
-
-
+#ifndef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+#define Set_Node_Offset_To_R(node,byte)
+#define Set_Node_Offset(node,byte)
+#define Set_Cur_Node_Offset
+#define Set_Node_Length_To_R(node,len)
+#define Set_Node_Length(node,len)
+#define Set_Node_Cur_Length(node)
+#define Node_Offset(n) 
+#define Node_Length(n) 
+#define Set_Node_Offset_Length(node,offset,len)
+#define ProgLen(ri) ri->u.proglen
+#define SetProgLen(ri,x) ri->u.proglen = x
+#else
+#define ProgLen(ri) ri->u.offsets[0]
+#define SetProgLen(ri,x) ri->u.offsets[0] = x
 #define Set_Node_Offset_To_R(node,byte) STMT_START {                   \
     if (! SIZE_ONLY) {                                                 \
        MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("** (%d) offset of node %d is %d.\n",         \
-               __LINE__, (node), (byte)));                             \
+                   __LINE__, (int)(node), (int)(byte)));               \
        if((node) < 0) {                                                \
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "value of node is %d in Offset macro", (int)(node)); \
        } else {                                                        \
@@ -419,17 +569,62 @@ static const scan_data_t zero_scan_data =
 #define Node_Offset(n) (RExC_offsets[2*((n)-RExC_emit_start)-1])
 #define Node_Length(n) (RExC_offsets[2*((n)-RExC_emit_start)])
 
+#define Set_Node_Offset_Length(node,offset,len) STMT_START {   \
+    Set_Node_Offset_To_R((node)-RExC_emit_start, (offset));    \
+    Set_Node_Length_To_R((node)-RExC_emit_start, (len));       \
+} STMT_END
+#endif
+
+#if PERL_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_REGEX_OPTIMISATIONS
+#define EXPERIMENTAL_INPLACESCAN
+#endif /*RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS*/
+
+#define DEBUG_STUDYDATA(str,data,depth)                              \
+DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r(if(data){                                      \
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,                                    \
+        "%*s" str "Pos:%"IVdf"/%"IVdf                                \
+        " Flags: 0x%"UVXf" Whilem_c: %"IVdf" Lcp: %"IVdf" %s",       \
+        (int)(depth)*2, "",                                          \
+        (IV)((data)->pos_min),                                       \
+        (IV)((data)->pos_delta),                                     \
+        (UV)((data)->flags),                                         \
+        (IV)((data)->whilem_c),                                      \
+        (IV)((data)->last_closep ? *((data)->last_closep) : -1),     \
+        is_inf ? "INF " : ""                                         \
+    );                                                               \
+    if ((data)->last_found)                                          \
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,                                \
+            "Last:'%s' %"IVdf":%"IVdf"/%"IVdf" %sFixed:'%s' @ %"IVdf \
+            " %sFloat: '%s' @ %"IVdf"/%"IVdf"",                      \
+            SvPVX_const((data)->last_found),                         \
+            (IV)((data)->last_end),                                  \
+            (IV)((data)->last_start_min),                            \
+            (IV)((data)->last_start_max),                            \
+            ((data)->longest &&                                      \
+             (data)->longest==&((data)->longest_fixed)) ? "*" : "",  \
+            SvPVX_const((data)->longest_fixed),                      \
+            (IV)((data)->offset_fixed),                              \
+            ((data)->longest &&                                      \
+             (data)->longest==&((data)->longest_float)) ? "*" : "",  \
+            SvPVX_const((data)->longest_float),                      \
+            (IV)((data)->offset_float_min),                          \
+            (IV)((data)->offset_float_max)                           \
+        );                                                           \
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"\n");                              \
+});
+
 static void clear_re(pTHX_ void *r);
 
 /* Mark that we cannot extend a found fixed substring at this point.
-   Updata the longest found anchored substring and the longest found
+   Update the longest found anchored substring and the longest found
    floating substrings if needed. */
 
 STATIC void
-S_scan_commit(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, scan_data_t *data)
+S_scan_commit(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, scan_data_t *data, I32 *minlenp, int is_inf)
 {
     const STRLEN l = CHR_SVLEN(data->last_found);
     const STRLEN old_l = CHR_SVLEN(*data->longest);
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
     if ((l >= old_l) && ((l > old_l) || (data->flags & SF_BEFORE_EOL))) {
        SvSetMagicSV(*data->longest, data->last_found);
@@ -440,19 +635,23 @@ S_scan_commit(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, scan_data_t *data)
                    |= ((data->flags & SF_BEFORE_EOL) << SF_FIX_SHIFT_EOL);
            else
                data->flags &= ~SF_FIX_BEFORE_EOL;
+           data->minlen_fixed=minlenp; 
+           data->lookbehind_fixed=0;
        }
-       else {
+       else { /* *data->longest == data->longest_float */
            data->offset_float_min = l ? data->last_start_min : data->pos_min;
            data->offset_float_max = (l
                                      ? data->last_start_max
                                      : data->pos_min + data->pos_delta);
-           if ((U32)data->offset_float_max > (U32)I32_MAX)
+           if (is_inf || (U32)data->offset_float_max > (U32)I32_MAX)
                data->offset_float_max = I32_MAX;
            if (data->flags & SF_BEFORE_EOL)
                data->flags
                    |= ((data->flags & SF_BEFORE_EOL) << SF_FL_SHIFT_EOL);
            else
                data->flags &= ~SF_FL_BEFORE_EOL;
+            data->minlen_float=minlenp;
+            data->lookbehind_float=0;
        }
     }
     SvCUR_set(data->last_found, 0);
@@ -466,6 +665,7 @@ S_scan_commit(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, scan_data_t *data)
     }
     data->last_end = -1;
     data->flags &= ~SF_BEFORE_EOL;
+    DEBUG_STUDYDATA("commit: ",data,0);
 }
 
 /* Can match anything (initialization) */
@@ -490,7 +690,7 @@ S_cl_is_anything(const struct regnode_charclass_class *cl)
            return 1;
     if (!(cl->flags & ANYOF_UNICODE_ALL))
        return 0;
-    if (!ANYOF_BITMAP_TESTALLSET(cl))
+    if (!ANYOF_BITMAP_TESTALLSET((const void*)cl))
        return 0;
     return 1;
 }
@@ -520,6 +720,8 @@ STATIC void
 S_cl_and(struct regnode_charclass_class *cl,
        const struct regnode_charclass_class *and_with)
 {
+
+    assert(and_with->type == ANYOF);
     if (!(and_with->flags & ANYOF_CLASS)
        && !(cl->flags & ANYOF_CLASS)
        && (and_with->flags & ANYOF_LOCALE) == (cl->flags & ANYOF_LOCALE)
@@ -611,16 +813,243 @@ S_cl_or(const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, struct regnode_charclass_class *cl, con
     }
 }
 
+#define TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,idx) (trie->states[state].trans.list)[ idx ]
+#define TRIE_LIST_CUR(state)  ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, 0 ).forid )
+#define TRIE_LIST_LEN(state) ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, 0 ).newstate )
+#define TRIE_LIST_USED(idx)  ( trie->states[state].trans.list ? (TRIE_LIST_CUR( idx ) - 1) : 0 )
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+/*
+   dump_trie(trie,widecharmap,revcharmap)
+   dump_trie_interim_list(trie,widecharmap,revcharmap,next_alloc)
+   dump_trie_interim_table(trie,widecharmap,revcharmap,next_alloc)
+
+   These routines dump out a trie in a somewhat readable format.
+   The _interim_ variants are used for debugging the interim
+   tables that are used to generate the final compressed
+   representation which is what dump_trie expects.
+
+   Part of the reason for their existance is to provide a form
+   of documentation as to how the different representations function.
+
+*/
+
+/*
+  Dumps the final compressed table form of the trie to Perl_debug_log.
+  Used for debugging make_trie().
+*/
+STATIC void
+S_dump_trie(pTHX_ const struct _reg_trie_data *trie, HV *widecharmap,
+           AV *revcharmap, U32 depth)
+{
+    U32 state;
+    SV *sv=sv_newmortal();
+    int colwidth= widecharmap ? 6 : 4;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+
+
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*sChar : %-6s%-6s%-4s ",
+        (int)depth * 2 + 2,"",
+        "Match","Base","Ofs" );
+
+    for( state = 0 ; state < trie->uniquecharcount ; state++ ) {
+       SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, state, 0);
+        if ( tmp ) {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s", 
+                colwidth,
+                pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*tmp), SvCUR(*tmp), colwidth, 
+                           PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+                           (SvUTF8(*tmp) ? PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI : 0) |
+                           PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR 
+                ) 
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n%*sState|-----------------------",
+        (int)depth * 2 + 2,"");
+
+    for( state = 0 ; state < trie->uniquecharcount ; state++ )
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%.*s", colwidth, "--------");
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n");
+
+    for( state = 1 ; state < trie->statecount ; state++ ) {
+       const U32 base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
+
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s#%4"UVXf"|", (int)depth * 2 + 2,"", (UV)state);
+
+        if ( trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " W%4X", trie->states[ state ].wordnum );
+        } else {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%6s", "" );
+        }
+
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " @%4"UVXf" ", (UV)base );
+
+        if ( base ) {
+            U32 ofs = 0;
+
+            while( ( base + ofs  < trie->uniquecharcount ) ||
+                   ( base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount < trie->lasttrans
+                     && trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].check != state))
+                    ofs++;
+
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "+%2"UVXf"[ ", (UV)ofs);
+
+            for ( ofs = 0 ; ofs < trie->uniquecharcount ; ofs++ ) {
+                if ( ( base + ofs >= trie->uniquecharcount ) &&
+                     ( base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount < trie->lasttrans ) &&
+                     trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].check == state )
+                {
+                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*"UVXf,
+                    colwidth,
+                    (UV)trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].next );
+                } else {
+                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s",colwidth,"   ." );
+                }
+            }
+
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "]");
+
+        }
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n" );
+    }
+}    
+/*
+  Dumps a fully constructed but uncompressed trie in list form.
+  List tries normally only are used for construction when the number of 
+  possible chars (trie->uniquecharcount) is very high.
+  Used for debugging make_trie().
+*/
+STATIC void
+S_dump_trie_interim_list(pTHX_ const struct _reg_trie_data *trie,
+                        HV *widecharmap, AV *revcharmap, U32 next_alloc,
+                        U32 depth)
+{
+    U32 state;
+    SV *sv=sv_newmortal();
+    int colwidth= widecharmap ? 6 : 4;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    /* print out the table precompression.  */
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*sState :Word | Transition Data\n%*s%s",
+        (int)depth * 2 + 2,"", (int)depth * 2 + 2,"",
+        "------:-----+-----------------\n" );
+    
+    for( state=1 ; state < next_alloc ; state ++ ) {
+        U16 charid;
+    
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s %4"UVXf" :",
+            (int)depth * 2 + 2,"", (UV)state  );
+        if ( ! trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%5s| ","");
+        } else {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "W%4x| ",
+                trie->states[ state ].wordnum
+            );
+        }
+        for( charid = 1 ; charid <= TRIE_LIST_USED( state ) ; charid++ ) {
+           SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).forid, 0);
+           if ( tmp ) {
+                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s:%3X=%4"UVXf" | ",
+                    colwidth,
+                    pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*tmp), SvCUR(*tmp), colwidth, 
+                           PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+                           (SvUTF8(*tmp) ? PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI : 0) |
+                           PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR 
+                    ) ,
+                    TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).forid,
+                    (UV)TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).newstate
+                );
+                if (!(charid % 10)) 
+                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n%*s| ",
+                        (int)((depth * 2) + 14), "");
+            }
+        }
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n");
+    }
+}    
+
 /*
+  Dumps a fully constructed but uncompressed trie in table form.
+  This is the normal DFA style state transition table, with a few 
+  twists to facilitate compression later. 
+  Used for debugging make_trie().
+*/
+STATIC void
+S_dump_trie_interim_table(pTHX_ const struct _reg_trie_data *trie,
+                         HV *widecharmap, AV *revcharmap, U32 next_alloc,
+                         U32 depth)
+{
+    U32 state;
+    U16 charid;
+    SV *sv=sv_newmortal();
+    int colwidth= widecharmap ? 6 : 4;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    
+    /*
+       print out the table precompression so that we can do a visual check
+       that they are identical.
+     */
+    
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*sChar : ",(int)depth * 2 + 2,"" );
+
+    for( charid = 0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
+       SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, charid, 0);
+        if ( tmp ) {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s", 
+                colwidth,
+                pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*tmp), SvCUR(*tmp), colwidth, 
+                           PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+                           (SvUTF8(*tmp) ? PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI : 0) |
+                           PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR 
+                ) 
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n%*sState+-",(int)depth * 2 + 2,"" );
+
+    for( charid=0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%.*s", colwidth,"--------");
+    }
+
+    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n" );
+
+    for( state=1 ; state < next_alloc ; state += trie->uniquecharcount ) {
+
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%4"UVXf" : ", 
+            (int)depth * 2 + 2,"",
+            (UV)TRIE_NODENUM( state ) );
+
+        for( charid = 0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
+            UV v=(UV)SAFE_TRIE_NODENUM( trie->trans[ state + charid ].next );
+            if (v)
+                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*"UVXf, colwidth, v );
+            else
+                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s", colwidth, "." );
+        }
+        if ( ! trie->states[ TRIE_NODENUM( state ) ].wordnum ) {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " (%4"UVXf")\n", (UV)trie->trans[ state ].check );
+        } else {
+            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " (%4"UVXf") W%4X\n", (UV)trie->trans[ state ].check,
+            trie->states[ TRIE_NODENUM( state ) ].wordnum );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
 
- make_trie(startbranch,first,last,tail,flags)
+/* make_trie(startbranch,first,last,tail,word_count,flags,depth)
   startbranch: the first branch in the whole branch sequence
   first      : start branch of sequence of branch-exact nodes.
               May be the same as startbranch
   last       : Thing following the last branch.
               May be the same as tail.
   tail       : item following the branch sequence
+  count      : words in the sequence
   flags      : currently the OP() type we will be building one of /EXACT(|F|Fl)/
+  depth      : indent depth
 
 Inplace optimizes a sequence of 2 or more Branch-Exact nodes into a TRIE node.
 
@@ -721,21 +1150,23 @@ and would end up looking like:
    8: EXACT <baz>(10)
   10: END(0)
 
+    d = uvuni_to_utf8_flags(d, uv, 0);
+
+is the recommended Unicode-aware way of saying
+
+    *(d++) = uv;
 */
 
-#define TRIE_DEBUG_CHAR                                                    \
-    DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r({                                                 \
-       SV *tmp;                                                           \
-       if ( UTF ) {                                                       \
-           tmp = newSVpvs( "" );                                          \
-           pv_uni_display( tmp, uc, len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX );         \
-       } else {                                                           \
-           tmp = Perl_newSVpvf_nocontext( "%c", (int)uvc );               \
-       }                                                                  \
-       av_push( trie->revcharmap, tmp );                                  \
-    })
+#define TRIE_STORE_REVCHAR                                                 \
+    STMT_START {                                                           \
+       SV *tmp = newSVpvs("");                                            \
+       if (UTF) SvUTF8_on(tmp);                                           \
+       Perl_sv_catpvf( aTHX_ tmp, "%c", (int)uvc );                       \
+       av_push( revcharmap, tmp );                                        \
+    } STMT_END
 
 #define TRIE_READ_CHAR STMT_START {                                           \
+    wordlen++;                                                                \
     if ( UTF ) {                                                              \
        if ( folder ) {                                                       \
            if ( foldlen > 0 ) {                                              \
@@ -759,16 +1190,11 @@ and would end up looking like:
 } STMT_END
 
 
-#define TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,idx) (trie->states[state].trans.list)[ idx ]
-#define TRIE_LIST_CUR(state)  ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, 0 ).forid )
-#define TRIE_LIST_LEN(state) ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, 0 ).newstate )
-#define TRIE_LIST_USED(idx)  ( trie->states[state].trans.list ? (TRIE_LIST_CUR( idx ) - 1) : 0 )
 
 #define TRIE_LIST_PUSH(state,fid,ns) STMT_START {               \
     if ( TRIE_LIST_CUR( state ) >=TRIE_LIST_LEN( state ) ) {    \
-       TRIE_LIST_LEN( state ) *= 2;                            \
-       Renew( trie->states[ state ].trans.list,                \
-              TRIE_LIST_LEN( state ), reg_trie_trans_le );     \
+       U32 ging = TRIE_LIST_LEN( state ) *= 2;                 \
+       Renew( trie->states[ state ].trans.list, ging, reg_trie_trans_le ); \
     }                                                           \
     TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, TRIE_LIST_CUR( state ) ).forid = fid;     \
     TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, TRIE_LIST_CUR( state ) ).newstate = ns;   \
@@ -782,18 +1208,83 @@ and would end up looking like:
      TRIE_LIST_LEN( state ) = 4;                                \
 } STMT_END
 
+#define TRIE_HANDLE_WORD(state) STMT_START {                    \
+    U16 dupe= trie->states[ state ].wordnum;                    \
+    regnode * const noper_next = regnext( noper );              \
+                                                                \
+    if (trie->wordlen)                                          \
+        trie->wordlen[ curword ] = wordlen;                     \
+    DEBUG_r({                                                   \
+        /* store the word for dumping */                        \
+        SV* tmp;                                                \
+        if (OP(noper) != NOTHING)                               \
+            tmp = newSVpvn(STRING(noper), STR_LEN(noper));      \
+        else                                                    \
+            tmp = newSVpvn( "", 0 );                            \
+        if ( UTF ) SvUTF8_on( tmp );                            \
+        av_push( trie_words, tmp );                             \
+    });                                                         \
+                                                                \
+    curword++;                                                  \
+                                                                \
+    if ( noper_next < tail ) {                                  \
+        if (!trie->jump)                                        \
+            trie->jump = (U16 *) PerlMemShared_calloc( word_count + 1, sizeof(U16) ); \
+        trie->jump[curword] = (U16)(noper_next - convert);      \
+        if (!jumper)                                            \
+            jumper = noper_next;                                \
+        if (!nextbranch)                                        \
+            nextbranch= regnext(cur);                           \
+    }                                                           \
+                                                                \
+    if ( dupe ) {                                               \
+        /* So it's a dupe. This means we need to maintain a   */\
+        /* linked-list from the first to the next.            */\
+        /* we only allocate the nextword buffer when there    */\
+        /* a dupe, so first time we have to do the allocation */\
+        if (!trie->nextword)                                    \
+            trie->nextword = (U16 *)                                   \
+               PerlMemShared_calloc( word_count + 1, sizeof(U16));     \
+        while ( trie->nextword[dupe] )                          \
+            dupe= trie->nextword[dupe];                         \
+        trie->nextword[dupe]= curword;                          \
+    } else {                                                    \
+        /* we haven't inserted this word yet.                */ \
+        trie->states[ state ].wordnum = curword;                \
+    }                                                           \
+} STMT_END
+
+
+#define TRIE_TRANS_STATE(state,base,ucharcount,charid,special)         \
+     ( ( base + charid >=  ucharcount                                  \
+         && base + charid < ubound                                     \
+         && state == trie->trans[ base - ucharcount + charid ].check   \
+         && trie->trans[ base - ucharcount + charid ].next )           \
+           ? trie->trans[ base - ucharcount + charid ].next            \
+           : ( state==1 ? special : 0 )                                        \
+      )
+
+#define MADE_TRIE       1
+#define MADE_JUMP_TRIE  2
+#define MADE_EXACT_TRIE 4
+
 STATIC I32
-S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *first, regnode *last, regnode *tail, U32 flags)
+S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *first, regnode *last, regnode *tail, U32 word_count, U32 flags, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     /* first pass, loop through and scan words */
     reg_trie_data *trie;
+    HV *widecharmap = NULL;
+    AV *revcharmap = newAV();
     regnode *cur;
     const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
     STRLEN len = 0;
     UV uvc = 0;
     U16 curword = 0;
     U32 next_alloc = 0;
+    regnode *jumper = NULL;
+    regnode *nextbranch = NULL;
+    regnode *convert = NULL;
     /* we just use folder as a flag in utf8 */
     const U8 * const folder = ( flags == EXACTF
                        ? PL_fold
@@ -803,26 +1294,56 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
                          )
                      );
 
-    const U32 data_slot = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "t" );
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    const U32 data_slot = add_data( pRExC_state, 4, "tuuu" );
+    AV *trie_words = NULL;
+    /* along with revcharmap, this only used during construction but both are
+     * useful during debugging so we store them in the struct when debugging.
+     */
+#else
+    const U32 data_slot = add_data( pRExC_state, 2, "tu" );
+    STRLEN trie_charcount=0;
+#endif
     SV *re_trie_maxbuff;
-
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+#ifndef DEBUGGING
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
+#endif
 
-    Newxz( trie, 1, reg_trie_data );
+    trie = (reg_trie_data *) PerlMemShared_calloc( 1, sizeof(reg_trie_data) );
     trie->refcount = 1;
-    RExC_rx->data->data[ data_slot ] = (void*)trie;
-    Newxz( trie->charmap, 256, U16 );
+    trie->startstate = 1;
+    trie->wordcount = word_count;
+    RExC_rxi->data->data[ data_slot ] = (void*)trie;
+    trie->charmap = (U16 *) PerlMemShared_calloc( 256, sizeof(U16) );
+    if (!(UTF && folder))
+       trie->bitmap = (char *) PerlMemShared_calloc( ANYOF_BITMAP_SIZE, 1 );
     DEBUG_r({
-        trie->words = newAV();
-        trie->revcharmap = newAV();
+        trie_words = newAV();
     });
 
-
     re_trie_maxbuff = get_sv(RE_TRIE_MAXBUF_NAME, 1);
     if (!SvIOK(re_trie_maxbuff)) {
         sv_setiv(re_trie_maxbuff, RE_TRIE_MAXBUF_INIT);
     }
-
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
+                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                  "%*smake_trie start==%d, first==%d, last==%d, tail==%d depth=%d\n",
+                  (int)depth * 2 + 2, "", 
+                  REG_NODE_NUM(startbranch),REG_NODE_NUM(first), 
+                  REG_NODE_NUM(last), REG_NODE_NUM(tail),
+                  (int)depth);
+    });
+   
+   /* Find the node we are going to overwrite */
+    if ( first == startbranch && OP( last ) != BRANCH ) {
+        /* whole branch chain */
+        convert = first;
+    } else {
+        /* branch sub-chain */
+        convert = NEXTOPER( first );
+    }
+        
     /*  -- First loop and Setup --
 
        We first traverse the branches and scan each word to determine if it
@@ -846,7 +1367,6 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
 
      */
 
-
     for ( cur = first ; cur < last ; cur = regnext( cur ) ) {
         regnode * const noper = NEXTOPER( cur );
         const U8 *uc = (U8*)STRING( noper );
@@ -854,41 +1374,62 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
         STRLEN foldlen = 0;
         U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
         const U8 *scan = (U8*)NULL;
+        U32 wordlen      = 0;         /* required init */
+        STRLEN chars=0;
 
+        if (OP(noper) == NOTHING) {
+            trie->minlen= 0;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (trie->bitmap) {
+            TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie,*uc);
+            if ( folder ) TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie,folder[ *uc ]);            
+        }
         for ( ; uc < e ; uc += len ) {
-            trie->charcount++;
+            TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie)++;
             TRIE_READ_CHAR;
+            chars++;
             if ( uvc < 256 ) {
                 if ( !trie->charmap[ uvc ] ) {
                     trie->charmap[ uvc ]=( ++trie->uniquecharcount );
                     if ( folder )
                         trie->charmap[ folder[ uvc ] ] = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
-                    TRIE_DEBUG_CHAR;
+                    TRIE_STORE_REVCHAR;
                 }
             } else {
                 SV** svpp;
-                if ( !trie->widecharmap )
-                    trie->widecharmap = newHV();
+                if ( !widecharmap )
+                    widecharmap = newHV();
 
-                svpp = hv_fetch( trie->widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 1 );
+                svpp = hv_fetch( widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 1 );
 
                 if ( !svpp )
                     Perl_croak( aTHX_ "error creating/fetching widecharmap entry for 0x%"UVXf, uvc );
 
                 if ( !SvTRUE( *svpp ) ) {
                     sv_setiv( *svpp, ++trie->uniquecharcount );
-                    TRIE_DEBUG_CHAR;
+                    TRIE_STORE_REVCHAR;
                 }
             }
         }
-        trie->wordcount++;
+        if( cur == first ) {
+            trie->minlen=chars;
+            trie->maxlen=chars;
+        } else if (chars < trie->minlen) {
+            trie->minlen=chars;
+        } else if (chars > trie->maxlen) {
+            trie->maxlen=chars;
+        }
+
     } /* end first pass */
     DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r(
-        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "TRIE(%s): W:%d C:%d Uq:%d \n",
-                ( trie->widecharmap ? "UTF8" : "NATIVE" ), trie->wordcount,
-                (int)trie->charcount, trie->uniquecharcount )
+        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*sTRIE(%s): W:%d C:%d Uq:%d Min:%d Max:%d\n",
+                (int)depth * 2 + 2,"",
+                ( widecharmap ? "UTF8" : "NATIVE" ), (int)word_count,
+               (int)TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie), trie->uniquecharcount,
+               (int)trie->minlen, (int)trie->maxlen )
     );
-
+    trie->wordlen = (U32 *) PerlMemShared_calloc( word_count, sizeof(U32) );
 
     /*
         We now know what we are dealing with in terms of unique chars and
@@ -912,7 +1453,7 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
     */
 
 
-    if ( (IV)( ( trie->charcount + 1 ) * trie->uniquecharcount + 1) > SvIV(re_trie_maxbuff) ) {
+    if ( (IV)( ( TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie) + 1 ) * trie->uniquecharcount + 1) > SvIV(re_trie_maxbuff) ) {
         /*
             Second Pass -- Array Of Lists Representation
 
@@ -923,14 +1464,17 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
             We build the initial structure using the lists, and then convert
             it into the compressed table form which allows faster lookups
             (but cant be modified once converted).
-
-
         */
 
-
         STRLEN transcount = 1;
 
-        Newxz( trie->states, trie->charcount + 2, reg_trie_state );
+        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r( PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, 
+            "%*sCompiling trie using list compiler\n",
+            (int)depth * 2 + 2, ""));
+       
+       trie->states = (reg_trie_state *)
+           PerlMemShared_calloc( TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie) + 2,
+                                 sizeof(reg_trie_state) );
         TRIE_LIST_NEW(1);
         next_alloc = 2;
 
@@ -943,102 +1487,70 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
            U16 charid       = 0;         /* sanity init */
            U8 *scan         = (U8*)NULL; /* sanity init */
            STRLEN foldlen   = 0;         /* required init */
+            U32 wordlen      = 0;         /* required init */
            U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
 
-           for ( ; uc < e ; uc += len ) {
+            if (OP(noper) != NOTHING) {
+                for ( ; uc < e ; uc += len ) {
 
-               TRIE_READ_CHAR;
+                    TRIE_READ_CHAR;
 
-               if ( uvc < 256 ) {
-                   charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
-               } else {
-                   SV** const svpp = hv_fetch( trie->widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 0);
-                   if ( !svpp ) {
-                       charid = 0;
+                    if ( uvc < 256 ) {
+                        charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
                    } else {
-                       charid=(U16)SvIV( *svpp );
+                        SV** const svpp = hv_fetch( widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 0);
+                        if ( !svpp ) {
+                            charid = 0;
+                        } else {
+                            charid=(U16)SvIV( *svpp );
+                        }
                    }
-               }
-               if ( charid ) {
+                    /* charid is now 0 if we dont know the char read, or nonzero if we do */
+                    if ( charid ) {
 
-                   U16 check;
-                   U32 newstate = 0;
+                        U16 check;
+                        U32 newstate = 0;
 
-                   charid--;
-                   if ( !trie->states[ state ].trans.list ) {
-                       TRIE_LIST_NEW( state );
-                   }
-                   for ( check = 1; check <= TRIE_LIST_USED( state ); check++ ) {
-                       if ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, check ).forid == charid ) {
-                           newstate = TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, check ).newstate;
-                           break;
+                        charid--;
+                        if ( !trie->states[ state ].trans.list ) {
+                            TRIE_LIST_NEW( state );
                        }
+                        for ( check = 1; check <= TRIE_LIST_USED( state ); check++ ) {
+                            if ( TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, check ).forid == charid ) {
+                                newstate = TRIE_LIST_ITEM( state, check ).newstate;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if ( ! newstate ) {
+                            newstate = next_alloc++;
+                            TRIE_LIST_PUSH( state, charid, newstate );
+                            transcount++;
+                        }
+                        state = newstate;
+                    } else {
+                        Perl_croak( aTHX_ "panic! In trie construction, no char mapping for %"IVdf, uvc );
                    }
-                   if ( ! newstate ) {
-                       newstate = next_alloc++;
-                       TRIE_LIST_PUSH( state, charid, newstate );
-                       transcount++;
-                   }
-                   state = newstate;
-               } else {
-                   Perl_croak( aTHX_ "panic! In trie construction, no char mapping for %"IVdf, uvc );
                }
-               /* charid is now 0 if we dont know the char read, or nonzero if we do */
-           }
-
-           if ( !trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
-               /* we havent inserted this word into the structure yet. */
-               trie->states[ state ].wordnum = ++curword;
-
-               DEBUG_r({
-                   /* store the word for dumping */
-                   SV* tmp = newSVpvn( STRING( noper ), STR_LEN( noper ) );
-                   if ( UTF ) SvUTF8_on( tmp );
-                   av_push( trie->words, tmp );
-               });
-
-           } else {
-               NOOP;   /* It's a dupe. So ignore it. */
            }
+            TRIE_HANDLE_WORD(state);
 
         } /* end second pass */
 
-        trie->laststate = next_alloc;
-        Renew( trie->states, next_alloc, reg_trie_state );
-
-        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r({
-            U32 state;
-
-            /* print out the table precompression.  */
-
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\nState :Word | Transition Data\n" );
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,   "------:-----+-----------------" );
-
-            for( state=1 ; state < next_alloc ; state ++ ) {
-               U16 charid;
-
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n %04"UVXf" :", (UV)state  );
-                if ( ! trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%5s| ","");
-                } else {
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "W%04x| ",
-                        trie->states[ state ].wordnum
-                    );
-                }
-                for( charid = 1 ; charid <= TRIE_LIST_USED( state ) ; charid++ ) {
-                    SV **tmp = av_fetch( trie->revcharmap, TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).forid, 0);
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%s:%3X=%04"UVXf" | ",
-                        SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ),
-                        TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).forid,
-                        (UV)TRIE_LIST_ITEM(state,charid).newstate
-                    );
-                }
-
-            }
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n\n" );
-        });
-
-        Newxz( trie->trans, transcount ,reg_trie_trans );
+        /* next alloc is the NEXT state to be allocated */
+        trie->statecount = next_alloc; 
+        trie->states = (reg_trie_state *)
+           PerlMemShared_realloc( trie->states,
+                                  next_alloc
+                                  * sizeof(reg_trie_state) );
+
+        /* and now dump it out before we compress it */
+        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r(dump_trie_interim_list(trie, widecharmap,
+                                                        revcharmap, next_alloc,
+                                                        depth+1)
+        );
+
+        trie->trans = (reg_trie_trans *)
+           PerlMemShared_calloc( transcount, sizeof(reg_trie_trans) );
         {
             U32 state;
             U32 tp = 0;
@@ -1069,7 +1581,10 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
                     }
                     if ( transcount < tp + maxid - minid + 1) {
                         transcount *= 2;
-                        Renew( trie->trans, transcount, reg_trie_trans );
+                       trie->trans = (reg_trie_trans *)
+                           PerlMemShared_realloc( trie->trans,
+                                                    transcount
+                                                    * sizeof(reg_trie_trans) );
                         Zero( trie->trans + (transcount / 2), transcount / 2 , reg_trie_trans );
                     }
                     base = trie->uniquecharcount + tp - minid;
@@ -1145,12 +1660,20 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
            use TRIE_NODENUM() to convert.
 
         */
-
-        Newxz( trie->trans, ( trie->charcount + 1 ) * trie->uniquecharcount + 1,
-              reg_trie_trans );
-        Newxz( trie->states, trie->charcount + 2, reg_trie_state );
+        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r( PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, 
+            "%*sCompiling trie using table compiler\n",
+            (int)depth * 2 + 2, ""));
+
+       trie->trans = (reg_trie_trans *)
+           PerlMemShared_calloc( ( TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie) + 1 )
+                                 * trie->uniquecharcount + 1,
+                                 sizeof(reg_trie_trans) );
+        trie->states = (reg_trie_state *)
+           PerlMemShared_calloc( TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie) + 2,
+                                 sizeof(reg_trie_state) );
         next_alloc = trie->uniquecharcount + 1;
 
+
         for ( cur = first ; cur < last ; cur = regnext( cur ) ) {
 
            regnode * const noper   = NEXTOPER( cur );
@@ -1164,92 +1687,44 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
             U8 *scan         = (U8*)NULL; /* sanity init */
 
             STRLEN foldlen   = 0;         /* required init */
+            U32 wordlen      = 0;         /* required init */
             U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
 
+            if ( OP(noper) != NOTHING ) {
+                for ( ; uc < e ; uc += len ) {
 
-            for ( ; uc < e ; uc += len ) {
+                    TRIE_READ_CHAR;
 
-                TRIE_READ_CHAR;
-
-                if ( uvc < 256 ) {
-                    charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
-                } else {
-                   SV* const * const svpp = hv_fetch( trie->widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 0);
-                   charid = svpp ? (U16)SvIV(*svpp) : 0;
-                }
-                if ( charid ) {
-                    charid--;
-                    if ( !trie->trans[ state + charid ].next ) {
-                        trie->trans[ state + charid ].next = next_alloc;
-                        trie->trans[ state ].check++;
-                        next_alloc += trie->uniquecharcount;
+                    if ( uvc < 256 ) {
+                        charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
+                    } else {
+                        SV* const * const svpp = hv_fetch( widecharmap, (char*)&uvc, sizeof( UV ), 0);
+                        charid = svpp ? (U16)SvIV(*svpp) : 0;
                     }
-                    state = trie->trans[ state + charid ].next;
-                } else {
-                    Perl_croak( aTHX_ "panic! In trie construction, no char mapping for %"IVdf, uvc );
+                    if ( charid ) {
+                        charid--;
+                        if ( !trie->trans[ state + charid ].next ) {
+                            trie->trans[ state + charid ].next = next_alloc;
+                            trie->trans[ state ].check++;
+                            next_alloc += trie->uniquecharcount;
+                        }
+                        state = trie->trans[ state + charid ].next;
+                    } else {
+                        Perl_croak( aTHX_ "panic! In trie construction, no char mapping for %"IVdf, uvc );
+                    }
+                    /* charid is now 0 if we dont know the char read, or nonzero if we do */
                 }
-                /* charid is now 0 if we dont know the char read, or nonzero if we do */
             }
-
             accept_state = TRIE_NODENUM( state );
-            if ( !trie->states[ accept_state ].wordnum ) {
-                /* we havent inserted this word into the structure yet. */
-                trie->states[ accept_state ].wordnum = ++curword;
-
-                DEBUG_r({
-                    /* store the word for dumping */
-                    SV* tmp = newSVpvn( STRING( noper ), STR_LEN( noper ) );
-                    if ( UTF ) SvUTF8_on( tmp );
-                    av_push( trie->words, tmp );
-                });
-
-            } else {
-               NOOP;  /* Its a dupe. So ignore it. */
-            }
+            TRIE_HANDLE_WORD(accept_state);
 
         } /* end second pass */
 
-        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r({
-            /*
-               print out the table precompression so that we can do a visual check
-               that they are identical.
-             */
-            U32 state;
-            U16 charid;
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\nChar : " );
-
-            for( charid = 0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
-                SV **tmp = av_fetch( trie->revcharmap, charid, 0);
-                if ( tmp ) {
-                  PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%4.4s ", SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) );
-                }
-            }
-
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\nState+-" );
-
-            for( charid=0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%4s-", "----" );
-            }
-
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n" );
+        /* and now dump it out before we compress it */
+        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r(dump_trie_interim_table(trie, widecharmap,
+                                                         revcharmap,
+                                                         next_alloc, depth+1));
 
-            for( state=1 ; state < next_alloc ; state += trie->uniquecharcount ) {
-
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%04"UVXf" : ", (UV)TRIE_NODENUM( state ) );
-
-                for( charid = 0 ; charid < trie->uniquecharcount ; charid++ ) {
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%04"UVXf" ",
-                        (UV)SAFE_TRIE_NODENUM( trie->trans[ state + charid ].next ) );
-                }
-                if ( ! trie->states[ TRIE_NODENUM( state ) ].wordnum ) {
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " (%04"UVXf")\n", (UV)trie->trans[ state ].check );
-                } else {
-                    PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " (%04"UVXf") W%04X\n", (UV)trie->trans[ state ].check,
-                    trie->states[ TRIE_NODENUM( state ) ].wordnum );
-                }
-            }
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n\n" );
-        });
         {
         /*
            * Inplace compress the table.*
@@ -1276,6 +1751,7 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
            even earlier), but the .check field determines if the transition is
            valid.
 
+           XXX - wrong maybe?
            The following process inplace converts the table to the compressed
            table: We first do not compress the root node 1,and mark its all its
            .check pointers as 1 and set its .base pointer as 1 as well. This
@@ -1301,7 +1777,7 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
            This pointer is independent of the main pointer and scans forward
            looking for null transitions that are allocated to a state. When it
            finds one it writes the single transition into the "hole".  If the
-           pointer doesnt find one the single transition is appeneded as normal.
+           pointer doesnt find one the single transition is appended as normal.
 
            - Once compressed we can Renew/realloc the structures to release the
            excess space.
@@ -1314,7 +1790,7 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
         const U32 laststate = TRIE_NODENUM( next_alloc );
        U32 state, charid;
         U32 pos = 0, zp=0;
-        trie->laststate = laststate;
+        trie->statecount = laststate;
 
         for ( state = 1 ; state < laststate ; state++ ) {
             U8 flag = 0;
@@ -1351,11 +1827,14 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
             }
         }
         trie->lasttrans = pos + 1;
-        Renew( trie->states, laststate + 1, reg_trie_state);
+        trie->states = (reg_trie_state *)
+           PerlMemShared_realloc( trie->states, laststate
+                                  * sizeof(reg_trie_state) );
         DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r(
                 PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                   " Alloc: %d Orig: %"IVdf" elements, Final:%"IVdf". Savings of %%%5.2f\n",
-                   (int)( ( trie->charcount + 1 ) * trie->uniquecharcount + 1 ),
+                   "%*sAlloc: %d Orig: %"IVdf" elements, Final:%"IVdf". Savings of %%%5.2f\n",
+                   (int)depth * 2 + 2,"",
+                    (int)( ( TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie) + 1 ) * trie->uniquecharcount + 1 ),
                    (IV)next_alloc,
                    (IV)pos,
                     ( ( next_alloc - pos ) * 100 ) / (double)next_alloc );
@@ -1363,118 +1842,354 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
 
         } /* end table compress */
     }
+    DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_MORE_r(
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*sStatecount:%"UVxf" Lasttrans:%"UVxf"\n",
+                (int)depth * 2 + 2, "",
+                (UV)trie->statecount,
+                (UV)trie->lasttrans)
+    );
     /* resize the trans array to remove unused space */
-    Renew( trie->trans, trie->lasttrans, reg_trie_trans);
+    trie->trans = (reg_trie_trans *)
+       PerlMemShared_realloc( trie->trans, trie->lasttrans
+                              * sizeof(reg_trie_trans) );
 
-    DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r({
-        U32 state;
+    /* and now dump out the compressed format */
+    DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r(dump_trie(trie, widecharmap, revcharmap, depth+1));
+
+    {   /* Modify the program and insert the new TRIE node*/ 
+        U8 nodetype =(U8)(flags & 0xFF);
+        char *str=NULL;
+        
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+        regnode *optimize = NULL;
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+
+        U32 mjd_offset = 0;
+        U32 mjd_nodelen = 0;
+#endif /* RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS */
+#endif /* DEBUGGING */
         /*
-           Now we print it out again, in a slightly different form as there is additional
-           info we want to be able to see when its compressed. They are close enough for
-           visual comparison though.
+           This means we convert either the first branch or the first Exact,
+           depending on whether the thing following (in 'last') is a branch
+           or not and whther first is the startbranch (ie is it a sub part of
+           the alternation or is it the whole thing.)
+           Assuming its a sub part we conver the EXACT otherwise we convert
+           the whole branch sequence, including the first.
          */
-        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\nChar : %-6s%-6s%-4s ","Match","Base","Ofs" );
-
-        for( state = 0 ; state < trie->uniquecharcount ; state++ ) {
-            SV **tmp = av_fetch( trie->revcharmap, state, 0);
-            if ( tmp ) {
-              PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%4.4s ", SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) );
-            }
+        /* Find the node we are going to overwrite */
+        if ( first != startbranch || OP( last ) == BRANCH ) {
+            /* branch sub-chain */
+            NEXT_OFF( first ) = (U16)(last - first);
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+            DEBUG_r({
+                mjd_offset= Node_Offset((convert));
+                mjd_nodelen= Node_Length((convert));
+            });
+#endif
+            /* whole branch chain */
         }
-        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n-----:-----------------------");
-
-        for( state = 0 ; state < trie->uniquecharcount ; state++ )
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "-----");
-        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n");
-
-        for( state = 1 ; state < trie->laststate ; state++ ) {
-           const U32 base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
-
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "#%04"UVXf" ", (UV)state);
-
-            if ( trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " W%04X", trie->states[ state ].wordnum );
-            } else {
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%6s", "" );
-            }
-
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " @%04"UVXf" ", (UV)base );
-
-            if ( base ) {
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+        else {
+            DEBUG_r({
+                const  regnode *nop = NEXTOPER( convert );
+                mjd_offset= Node_Offset((nop));
+                mjd_nodelen= Node_Length((nop));
+            });
+        }
+        DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*sMJD offset:%"UVuf" MJD length:%"UVuf"\n",
+                (int)depth * 2 + 2, "",
+                (UV)mjd_offset, (UV)mjd_nodelen)
+        );
+#endif
+        /* But first we check to see if there is a common prefix we can 
+           split out as an EXACT and put in front of the TRIE node.  */
+        trie->startstate= 1;
+        if ( trie->bitmap && !widecharmap && !trie->jump  ) {
+            U32 state;
+            for ( state = 1 ; state < trie->statecount-1 ; state++ ) {
                 U32 ofs = 0;
+                I32 idx = -1;
+                U32 count = 0;
+                const U32 base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
 
-                while( ( base + ofs  < trie->uniquecharcount ) ||
-                       ( base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount < trie->lasttrans
-                         && trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].check != state))
-                        ofs++;
-
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "+%02"UVXf"[ ", (UV)ofs);
+                if ( trie->states[state].wordnum )
+                        count = 1;
 
                 for ( ofs = 0 ; ofs < trie->uniquecharcount ; ofs++ ) {
                     if ( ( base + ofs >= trie->uniquecharcount ) &&
                          ( base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount < trie->lasttrans ) &&
                          trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].check == state )
                     {
-                       PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%04"UVXf" ",
-                        (UV)trie->trans[ base + ofs - trie->uniquecharcount ].next );
-                    } else {
-                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%4s ","   0" );
-                    }
+                        if ( ++count > 1 ) {
+                            SV **tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, ofs, 0);
+                           const U8 *ch = (U8*)SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp );
+                            if ( state == 1 ) break;
+                            if ( count == 2 ) {
+                                Zero(trie->bitmap, ANYOF_BITMAP_SIZE, char);
+                                DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
+                                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                       "%*sNew Start State=%"UVuf" Class: [",
+                                        (int)depth * 2 + 2, "",
+                                        (UV)state));
+                               if (idx >= 0) {
+                                   SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, idx, 0);
+                                   const U8 * const ch = (U8*)SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp );
+
+                                    TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie,*ch);
+                                    if ( folder )
+                                        TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie, folder[ *ch ]);
+                                    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
+                                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, (char*)ch)
+                                    );
+                               }
+                           }
+                           TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie,*ch);
+                           if ( folder )
+                               TRIE_BITMAP_SET(trie,folder[ *ch ]);
+                           DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"%s", ch));
+                       }
+                        idx = ofs;
+                   }
                 }
-
-                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "]");
-
-            }
-            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "\n" );
-        }
-    });
-
-    {
-        /* now finally we "stitch in" the new TRIE node
-           This means we convert either the first branch or the first Exact,
-           depending on whether the thing following (in 'last') is a branch
-           or not and whther first is the startbranch (ie is it a sub part of
-           the alternation or is it the whole thing.)
-           Assuming its a sub part we conver the EXACT otherwise we convert
-           the whole branch sequence, including the first.
-        */
-        regnode *convert;
-
-
-
-
-        if ( first == startbranch && OP( last ) != BRANCH ) {
-            convert = first;
-        } else {
-            convert = NEXTOPER( first );
-            NEXT_OFF( first ) = (U16)(last - first);
+                if ( count == 1 ) {
+                    SV **tmp = av_fetch( revcharmap, idx, 0);
+                    char *ch = SvPV_nolen( *tmp );
+                    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
+                        SV *sv=sv_newmortal();
+                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                           "%*sPrefix State: %"UVuf" Idx:%"UVuf" Char='%s'\n",
+                            (int)depth * 2 + 2, "",
+                            (UV)state, (UV)idx, 
+                            pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*tmp), SvCUR(*tmp), 6, 
+                               PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+                               (SvUTF8(*tmp) ? PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI : 0) |
+                               PERL_PV_ESCAPE_FIRSTCHAR 
+                            )
+                        );
+                    });
+                    if ( state==1 ) {
+                        OP( convert ) = nodetype;
+                        str=STRING(convert);
+                        STR_LEN(convert)=0;
+                    }
+                    while (*ch) {
+                        *str++ = *ch++;
+                        STR_LEN(convert)++;
+                    }
+                    
+               } else {
+#ifdef DEBUGGING           
+                   if (state>1)
+                       DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"]\n"));
+#endif
+                   break;
+               }
+           }
+            if (str) {
+                regnode *n = convert+NODE_SZ_STR(convert);
+                NEXT_OFF(convert) = NODE_SZ_STR(convert);
+                trie->startstate = state;
+                trie->minlen -= (state - 1);
+                trie->maxlen -= (state - 1);
+                DEBUG_r({
+                    regnode *fix = convert;
+                    U32 word = trie->wordcount;
+                    mjd_nodelen++;
+                    Set_Node_Offset_Length(convert, mjd_offset, state - 1);
+                    while( ++fix < n ) {
+                        Set_Node_Offset_Length(fix, 0, 0);
+                    }
+                    while (word--) {
+                        SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( trie_words, word, 0 );
+                        if (tmp) {
+                            if ( STR_LEN(convert) <= SvCUR(*tmp) )
+                                sv_chop(*tmp, SvPV_nolen(*tmp) + STR_LEN(convert));
+                            else
+                                sv_chop(*tmp, SvPV_nolen(*tmp) + SvCUR(*tmp));
+                        }
+                    }    
+                });
+                if (trie->maxlen) {
+                    convert = n;
+               } else {
+                    NEXT_OFF(convert) = (U16)(tail - convert);
+                    DEBUG_r(optimize= n);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!jumper) 
+            jumper = last; 
+        if ( trie->maxlen ) {
+           NEXT_OFF( convert ) = (U16)(tail - convert);
+           ARG_SET( convert, data_slot );
+           /* Store the offset to the first unabsorbed branch in 
+              jump[0], which is otherwise unused by the jump logic. 
+              We use this when dumping a trie and during optimisation. */
+           if (trie->jump) 
+               trie->jump[0] = (U16)(nextbranch - convert);
+            
+            /* XXXX */
+            if ( !trie->states[trie->startstate].wordnum && trie->bitmap && 
+                 ( (char *)jumper - (char *)convert) >= (int)sizeof(struct regnode_charclass) )
+            {
+                OP( convert ) = TRIEC;
+                Copy(trie->bitmap, ((struct regnode_charclass *)convert)->bitmap, ANYOF_BITMAP_SIZE, char);
+                PerlMemShared_free(trie->bitmap);
+                trie->bitmap= NULL;
+            } else 
+                OP( convert ) = TRIE;
+
+            /* store the type in the flags */
+            convert->flags = nodetype;
+            DEBUG_r({
+            optimize = convert 
+                      + NODE_STEP_REGNODE 
+                      + regarglen[ OP( convert ) ];
+            });
+            /* XXX We really should free up the resource in trie now, 
+                   as we won't use them - (which resources?) dmq */
         }
-
-        OP( convert ) = TRIE + (U8)( flags - EXACT );
-        NEXT_OFF( convert ) = (U16)(tail - convert);
-        ARG_SET( convert, data_slot );
-
-        /* tells us if we need to handle accept buffers specially */
-        convert->flags = ( RExC_seen_evals ? 1 : 0 );
-
-
         /* needed for dumping*/
-        DEBUG_r({
-            regnode *optimize = convert + NODE_STEP_REGNODE + regarglen[ TRIE ];
-            /* We now need to mark all of the space originally used by the
-               branches as optimized away. This keeps the dumpuntil from
-               throwing a wobbly as it doesnt use regnext() to traverse the
-               opcodes.
+        DEBUG_r(if (optimize) {
+            regnode *opt = convert;
+
+            while ( ++opt < optimize) {
+                Set_Node_Offset_Length(opt,0,0);
+            }
+            /* 
+                Try to clean up some of the debris left after the 
+                optimisation.
              */
-            while( optimize < last ) {
+            while( optimize < jumper ) {
+                mjd_nodelen += Node_Length((optimize));
                 OP( optimize ) = OPTIMIZED;
+                Set_Node_Offset_Length(optimize,0,0);
                 optimize++;
             }
+            Set_Node_Offset_Length(convert,mjd_offset,mjd_nodelen);
         });
     } /* end node insert */
-    return 1;
+    RExC_rxi->data->data[ data_slot + 1 ] = (void*)widecharmap;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    RExC_rxi->data->data[ data_slot + TRIE_WORDS_OFFSET ] = (void*)trie_words;
+    RExC_rxi->data->data[ data_slot + 3 ] = (void*)revcharmap;
+#else
+    SvREFCNT_dec(revcharmap);
+#endif
+    return trie->jump 
+           ? MADE_JUMP_TRIE 
+           : trie->startstate>1 
+             ? MADE_EXACT_TRIE 
+             : MADE_TRIE;
 }
 
+STATIC void
+S_make_trie_failtable(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *source,  regnode *stclass, U32 depth)
+{
+/* The Trie is constructed and compressed now so we can build a fail array now if its needed
+
+   This is basically the Aho-Corasick algorithm. Its from exercise 3.31 and 3.32 in the
+   "Red Dragon" -- Compilers, principles, techniques, and tools. Aho, Sethi, Ullman 1985/88
+   ISBN 0-201-10088-6
+
+   We find the fail state for each state in the trie, this state is the longest proper
+   suffix of the current states 'word' that is also a proper prefix of another word in our
+   trie. State 1 represents the word '' and is the thus the default fail state. This allows
+   the DFA not to have to restart after its tried and failed a word at a given point, it
+   simply continues as though it had been matching the other word in the first place.
+   Consider
+      'abcdgu'=~/abcdefg|cdgu/
+   When we get to 'd' we are still matching the first word, we would encounter 'g' which would
+   fail, which would bring use to the state representing 'd' in the second word where we would
+   try 'g' and succeed, prodceding to match 'cdgu'.
+ */
+ /* add a fail transition */
+    const U32 trie_offset = ARG(source);
+    reg_trie_data *trie=(reg_trie_data *)RExC_rxi->data->data[trie_offset];
+    U32 *q;
+    const U32 ucharcount = trie->uniquecharcount;
+    const U32 numstates = trie->statecount;
+    const U32 ubound = trie->lasttrans + ucharcount;
+    U32 q_read = 0;
+    U32 q_write = 0;
+    U32 charid;
+    U32 base = trie->states[ 1 ].trans.base;
+    U32 *fail;
+    reg_ac_data *aho;
+    const U32 data_slot = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "T" );
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+#ifndef DEBUGGING
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
+#endif
+
+
+    ARG_SET( stclass, data_slot );
+    aho = (reg_ac_data *) PerlMemShared_calloc( 1, sizeof(reg_ac_data) );
+    RExC_rxi->data->data[ data_slot ] = (void*)aho;
+    aho->trie=trie_offset;
+    aho->states=(reg_trie_state *)PerlMemShared_malloc( numstates * sizeof(reg_trie_state) );
+    Copy( trie->states, aho->states, numstates, reg_trie_state );
+    Newxz( q, numstates, U32);
+    aho->fail = (U32 *) PerlMemShared_calloc( numstates, sizeof(U32) );
+    aho->refcount = 1;
+    fail = aho->fail;
+    /* initialize fail[0..1] to be 1 so that we always have
+       a valid final fail state */
+    fail[ 0 ] = fail[ 1 ] = 1;
+
+    for ( charid = 0; charid < ucharcount ; charid++ ) {
+       const U32 newstate = TRIE_TRANS_STATE( 1, base, ucharcount, charid, 0 );
+       if ( newstate ) {
+            q[ q_write ] = newstate;
+            /* set to point at the root */
+            fail[ q[ q_write++ ] ]=1;
+        }
+    }
+    while ( q_read < q_write) {
+       const U32 cur = q[ q_read++ % numstates ];
+        base = trie->states[ cur ].trans.base;
+
+        for ( charid = 0 ; charid < ucharcount ; charid++ ) {
+           const U32 ch_state = TRIE_TRANS_STATE( cur, base, ucharcount, charid, 1 );
+           if (ch_state) {
+                U32 fail_state = cur;
+                U32 fail_base;
+                do {
+                    fail_state = fail[ fail_state ];
+                    fail_base = aho->states[ fail_state ].trans.base;
+                } while ( !TRIE_TRANS_STATE( fail_state, fail_base, ucharcount, charid, 1 ) );
+
+                fail_state = TRIE_TRANS_STATE( fail_state, fail_base, ucharcount, charid, 1 );
+                fail[ ch_state ] = fail_state;
+                if ( !aho->states[ ch_state ].wordnum && aho->states[ fail_state ].wordnum )
+                {
+                        aho->states[ ch_state ].wordnum =  aho->states[ fail_state ].wordnum;
+                }
+                q[ q_write++ % numstates] = ch_state;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    /* restore fail[0..1] to 0 so that we "fall out" of the AC loop
+       when we fail in state 1, this allows us to use the
+       charclass scan to find a valid start char. This is based on the principle
+       that theres a good chance the string being searched contains lots of stuff
+       that cant be a start char.
+     */
+    fail[ 0 ] = fail[ 1 ] = 0;
+    DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r({
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                     "%*sStclass Failtable (%"UVuf" states): 0", 
+                     (int)(depth * 2), "", (UV)numstates
+        );
+        for( q_read=1; q_read<numstates; q_read++ ) {
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, ", %"UVuf, (UV)fail[q_read]);
+        }
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n");
+    });
+    Safefree(q);
+    /*RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_TRIEDFA;*/
+}
 
 
 /*
@@ -1488,19 +2203,207 @@ S_make_trie(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *startbranch, regnode *firs
 #   endif
 #endif
 
+#define DEBUG_PEEP(str,scan,depth) \
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({if (scan){ \
+       SV * const mysv=sv_newmortal(); \
+       regnode *Next = regnext(scan); \
+       regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, scan); \
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*s" str ">%3d: %s (%d)\n", \
+       (int)depth*2, "", REG_NODE_NUM(scan), SvPV_nolen_const(mysv),\
+       Next ? (REG_NODE_NUM(Next)) : 0 ); \
+   }});
+
+
+
+
+
+#define JOIN_EXACT(scan,min,flags) \
+    if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == EXACT) \
+        join_exact(pRExC_state,(scan),(min),(flags),NULL,depth+1)
+
+STATIC U32
+S_join_exact(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *scan, I32 *min, U32 flags,regnode *val, U32 depth) {
+    /* Merge several consecutive EXACTish nodes into one. */
+    regnode *n = regnext(scan);
+    U32 stringok = 1;
+    regnode *next = scan + NODE_SZ_STR(scan);
+    U32 merged = 0;
+    U32 stopnow = 0;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    regnode *stop = scan;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+#else
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
+#endif
+#ifndef EXPERIMENTAL_INPLACESCAN
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(flags);
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(val);
+#endif
+    DEBUG_PEEP("join",scan,depth);
+    
+    /* Skip NOTHING, merge EXACT*. */
+    while (n &&
+           ( PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING ||
+             (stringok && (OP(n) == OP(scan))))
+           && NEXT_OFF(n)
+           && NEXT_OFF(scan) + NEXT_OFF(n) < I16_MAX) {
+        
+        if (OP(n) == TAIL || n > next)
+            stringok = 0;
+        if (PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING) {
+            DEBUG_PEEP("skip:",n,depth);
+            NEXT_OFF(scan) += NEXT_OFF(n);
+            next = n + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+            if (stringok)
+                stop = n;
+#endif
+            n = regnext(n);
+        }
+        else if (stringok) {
+            const unsigned int oldl = STR_LEN(scan);
+            regnode * const nnext = regnext(n);
+            
+            DEBUG_PEEP("merg",n,depth);
+            
+            merged++;
+            if (oldl + STR_LEN(n) > U8_MAX)
+                break;
+            NEXT_OFF(scan) += NEXT_OFF(n);
+            STR_LEN(scan) += STR_LEN(n);
+            next = n + NODE_SZ_STR(n);
+            /* Now we can overwrite *n : */
+            Move(STRING(n), STRING(scan) + oldl, STR_LEN(n), char);
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+            stop = next - 1;
+#endif
+            n = nnext;
+            if (stopnow) break;
+        }
+
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_INPLACESCAN
+       if (flags && !NEXT_OFF(n)) {
+           DEBUG_PEEP("atch", val, depth);
+           if (reg_off_by_arg[OP(n)]) {
+               ARG_SET(n, val - n);
+           }
+           else {
+               NEXT_OFF(n) = val - n;
+           }
+           stopnow = 1;
+       }
+#endif
+    }
+    
+    if (UTF && ( OP(scan) == EXACTF ) && ( STR_LEN(scan) >= 6 ) ) {
+    /*
+    Two problematic code points in Unicode casefolding of EXACT nodes:
+    
+    U+0390 - GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DIALYTIKA AND TONOS
+    U+03B0 - GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON WITH DIALYTIKA AND TONOS
+    
+    which casefold to
+    
+    Unicode                      UTF-8
+    
+    U+03B9 U+0308 U+0301         0xCE 0xB9 0xCC 0x88 0xCC 0x81
+    U+03C5 U+0308 U+0301         0xCF 0x85 0xCC 0x88 0xCC 0x81
+    
+    This means that in case-insensitive matching (or "loose matching",
+    as Unicode calls it), an EXACTF of length six (the UTF-8 encoded byte
+    length of the above casefolded versions) can match a target string
+    of length two (the byte length of UTF-8 encoded U+0390 or U+03B0).
+    This would rather mess up the minimum length computation.
+    
+    What we'll do is to look for the tail four bytes, and then peek
+    at the preceding two bytes to see whether we need to decrease
+    the minimum length by four (six minus two).
+    
+    Thanks to the design of UTF-8, there cannot be false matches:
+    A sequence of valid UTF-8 bytes cannot be a subsequence of
+    another valid sequence of UTF-8 bytes.
+    
+    */
+         char * const s0 = STRING(scan), *s, *t;
+         char * const s1 = s0 + STR_LEN(scan) - 1;
+         char * const s2 = s1 - 4;
+#ifdef EBCDIC /* RD tunifold greek 0390 and 03B0 */
+        const char t0[] = "\xaf\x49\xaf\x42";
+#else
+         const char t0[] = "\xcc\x88\xcc\x81";
+#endif
+         const char * const t1 = t0 + 3;
+    
+         for (s = s0 + 2;
+              s < s2 && (t = ninstr(s, s1, t0, t1));
+              s = t + 4) {
+#ifdef EBCDIC
+             if (((U8)t[-1] == 0x68 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xB4) ||
+                 ((U8)t[-1] == 0x46 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xB5))
+#else
+              if (((U8)t[-1] == 0xB9 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xCE) ||
+                  ((U8)t[-1] == 0x85 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xCF))
+#endif
+                   *min -= 4;
+         }
+    }
+    
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    /* Allow dumping */
+    n = scan + NODE_SZ_STR(scan);
+    while (n <= stop) {
+        if (PL_regkind[OP(n)] != NOTHING || OP(n) == NOTHING) {
+            OP(n) = OPTIMIZED;
+            NEXT_OFF(n) = 0;
+        }
+        n++;
+    }
+#endif
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(if (merged){DEBUG_PEEP("finl",scan,depth)});
+    return stopnow;
+}
+
 /* REx optimizer.  Converts nodes into quickier variants "in place".
    Finds fixed substrings.  */
 
 /* Stops at toplevel WHILEM as well as at "last". At end *scanp is set
    to the position after last scanned or to NULL. */
 
+#define INIT_AND_WITHP \
+    assert(!and_withp); \
+    Newx(and_withp,1,struct regnode_charclass_class); \
+    SAVEFREEPV(and_withp)
+
+/* this is a chain of data about sub patterns we are processing that
+   need to be handled seperately/specially in study_chunk. Its so
+   we can simulate recursion without losing state.  */
+struct scan_frame;
+typedef struct scan_frame {
+    regnode *last;  /* last node to process in this frame */
+    regnode *next;  /* next node to process when last is reached */
+    struct scan_frame *prev; /*previous frame*/
+    I32 stop; /* what stopparen do we use */
+} scan_frame;
+
+
+#define SCAN_COMMIT(s, data, m) scan_commit(s, data, m, is_inf)
 
 STATIC I32
-S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
-                       regnode *last, scan_data_t *data, U32 flags, U32 depth)
+S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp,
+                        I32 *minlenp, I32 *deltap,
+                       regnode *last,
+                       scan_data_t *data,
+                       I32 stopparen,
+                       U8* recursed,
+                       struct regnode_charclass_class *and_withp,
+                       U32 flags, U32 depth)
                        /* scanp: Start here (read-write). */
                        /* deltap: Write maxlen-minlen here. */
                        /* last: Stop before this one. */
+                       /* data: string data about the pattern */
+                       /* stopparen: treat close N as END */
+                       /* recursed: which subroutines have we recursed into */
+                       /* and_withp: Valid if flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR */
 {
     dVAR;
     I32 min = 0, pars = 0, code;
@@ -1510,122 +2413,29 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
     int is_inf_internal = 0;           /* The studied chunk is infinite */
     I32 is_par = OP(scan) == OPEN ? ARG(scan) : 0;
     scan_data_t data_fake;
-    struct regnode_charclass_class and_with; /* Valid if flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR */
     SV *re_trie_maxbuff = NULL;
+    regnode *first_non_open = scan;
+    I32 stopmin = I32_MAX;
+    scan_frame *frame = NULL;
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
-    while (scan && OP(scan) != END && scan < last) {
-       /* Peephole optimizer: */
-       DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
-         SV * const mysv=sv_newmortal();
-         regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, scan);
-         PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*speep: %s (0x%08"UVXf")\n",
-           (int)depth*2, "", SvPV_nolen_const(mysv), PTR2UV(scan));
-       });
-
-       if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)] == EXACT) {
-           /* Merge several consecutive EXACTish nodes into one. */
-           regnode *n = regnext(scan);
-           U32 stringok = 1;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-           regnode *stop = scan;
-#endif
-
-           next = scan + NODE_SZ_STR(scan);
-           /* Skip NOTHING, merge EXACT*. */
-           while (n &&
-                  ( PL_regkind[(U8)OP(n)] == NOTHING ||
-                    (stringok && (OP(n) == OP(scan))))
-                  && NEXT_OFF(n)
-                  && NEXT_OFF(scan) + NEXT_OFF(n) < I16_MAX) {
-               if (OP(n) == TAIL || n > next)
-                   stringok = 0;
-               if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(n)] == NOTHING) {
-                   NEXT_OFF(scan) += NEXT_OFF(n);
-                   next = n + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-                   if (stringok)
-                       stop = n;
-#endif
-                   n = regnext(n);
-               }
-               else if (stringok) {
-                   const int oldl = STR_LEN(scan);
-                   regnode * const nnext = regnext(n);
-
-                   if (oldl + STR_LEN(n) > U8_MAX)
-                       break;
-                   NEXT_OFF(scan) += NEXT_OFF(n);
-                   STR_LEN(scan) += STR_LEN(n);
-                   next = n + NODE_SZ_STR(n);
-                   /* Now we can overwrite *n : */
-                   Move(STRING(n), STRING(scan) + oldl, STR_LEN(n), char);
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-                   stop = next - 1;
+    StructCopy(&zero_scan_data, &data_fake, scan_data_t);
 #endif
-                   n = nnext;
-               }
-           }
-
-           if (UTF && ( OP(scan) == EXACTF ) && ( STR_LEN(scan) >= 6 ) ) {
-/*
-  Two problematic code points in Unicode casefolding of EXACT nodes:
-
-   U+0390 - GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DIALYTIKA AND TONOS
-   U+03B0 - GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON WITH DIALYTIKA AND TONOS
-
-   which casefold to
-
-   Unicode                     UTF-8
 
-   U+03B9 U+0308 U+0301                0xCE 0xB9 0xCC 0x88 0xCC 0x81
-   U+03C5 U+0308 U+0301                0xCF 0x85 0xCC 0x88 0xCC 0x81
-
-   This means that in case-insensitive matching (or "loose matching",
-   as Unicode calls it), an EXACTF of length six (the UTF-8 encoded byte
-   length of the above casefolded versions) can match a target string
-   of length two (the byte length of UTF-8 encoded U+0390 or U+03B0).
-   This would rather mess up the minimum length computation.
-
-   What we'll do is to look for the tail four bytes, and then peek
-   at the preceding two bytes to see whether we need to decrease
-   the minimum length by four (six minus two).
-
-   Thanks to the design of UTF-8, there cannot be false matches:
-   A sequence of valid UTF-8 bytes cannot be a subsequence of
-   another valid sequence of UTF-8 bytes.
-
-*/
-                char * const s0 = STRING(scan), *s, *t;
-                char * const s1 = s0 + STR_LEN(scan) - 1;
-                char * const s2 = s1 - 4;
-                const char t0[] = "\xcc\x88\xcc\x81";
-                const char * const t1 = t0 + 3;
-
-                for (s = s0 + 2;
-                     s < s2 && (t = ninstr(s, s1, t0, t1));
-                     s = t + 4) {
-                     if (((U8)t[-1] == 0xB9 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xCE) ||
-                         ((U8)t[-1] == 0x85 && (U8)t[-2] == 0xCF))
-                          min -= 4;
-                }
-           }
-
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-           /* Allow dumping */
-           n = scan + NODE_SZ_STR(scan);
-           while (n <= stop) {
-               if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(n)] != NOTHING || OP(n) == NOTHING) {
-                   OP(n) = OPTIMIZED;
-                   NEXT_OFF(n) = 0;
-               }
-               n++;
-           }
-#endif
-       }
+    if ( depth == 0 ) {
+        while (first_non_open && OP(first_non_open) == OPEN)
+            first_non_open=regnext(first_non_open);
+    }
 
 
+  fake_study_recurse:
+    while ( scan && OP(scan) != END && scan < last ){
+       /* Peephole optimizer: */
+       DEBUG_STUDYDATA("Peep:", data,depth);
+       DEBUG_PEEP("Peep",scan,depth);
+        JOIN_EXACT(scan,&min,0);
 
        /* Follow the next-chain of the current node and optimize
           away all the NOTHINGs from it.  */
@@ -1640,7 +2450,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
        
            /* Skip NOTHING and LONGJMP. */
            while ((n = regnext(n))
-                  && ((PL_regkind[(U8)OP(n)] == NOTHING && (noff = NEXT_OFF(n)))
+                  && ((PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING && (noff = NEXT_OFF(n)))
                       || ((OP(n) == LONGJMP) && (noff = ARG(n))))
                   && off + noff < max)
                off += noff;
@@ -1650,21 +2460,26 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                NEXT_OFF(scan) = off;
        }
 
+
+
        /* The principal pseudo-switch.  Cannot be a switch, since we
           look into several different things.  */
        if (OP(scan) == BRANCH || OP(scan) == BRANCHJ
-                  || OP(scan) == IFTHEN || OP(scan) == SUSPEND) {
+                  || OP(scan) == IFTHEN) {
            next = regnext(scan);
            code = OP(scan);
            /* demq: the op(next)==code check is to see if we have "branch-branch" AFAICT */
        
-           if (OP(next) == code || code == IFTHEN || code == SUSPEND) {
+           if (OP(next) == code || code == IFTHEN) {
+               /* NOTE - There is similar code to this block below for handling
+                  TRIE nodes on a re-study.  If you change stuff here check there
+                  too. */
                I32 max1 = 0, min1 = I32_MAX, num = 0;
                struct regnode_charclass_class accum;
                regnode * const startbranch=scan;
                
-               if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) /* XXXX Add !SUSPEND? */
-                   scan_commit(pRExC_state, data); /* Cannot merge strings after this. */
+               if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR)
+                   SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, data, minlenp); /* Cannot merge strings after this. */
                if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS)
                    cl_init_zero(pRExC_state, &accum);
 
@@ -1674,12 +2489,14 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
 
                    num++;
                    data_fake.flags = 0;
-                   if (data) {         
+                   if (data) {
                        data_fake.whilem_c = data->whilem_c;
                        data_fake.last_closep = data->last_closep;
                    }
                    else
                        data_fake.last_closep = &fake;
+
+                   data_fake.pos_delta = delta;
                    next = regnext(scan);
                    scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
                    if (code != BRANCH)
@@ -1688,13 +2505,14 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                        cl_init(pRExC_state, &this_class);
                        data_fake.start_class = &this_class;
                        f = SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
-                   }           
+                   }
                    if (flags & SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS)
                        f |= SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
 
                    /* we suppose the run is continuous, last=next...*/
-                   minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, &deltanext,
-                                         next, &data_fake, f,depth+1);
+                   minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, minlenp, &deltanext,
+                                         next, &data_fake,
+                                         stopparen, recursed, NULL, f,depth+1);
                    if (min1 > minnext)
                        min1 = minnext;
                    if (max1 < minnext + deltanext)
@@ -1704,14 +2522,20 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    scan = next;
                    if (data_fake.flags & (SF_HAS_PAR|SF_IN_PAR))
                        pars++;
-                   if (data && (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL))
-                       data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
-                   if (data)
+                   if (data_fake.flags & SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT) {
+                       if ( stopmin > minnext) 
+                           stopmin = min + min1;
+                       flags &= ~SCF_DO_SUBSTR;
+                       if (data)
+                           data->flags |= SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT;
+                   }
+                   if (data) {
+                       if (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL)
+                           data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
                        data->whilem_c = data_fake.whilem_c;
+                   }
                    if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS)
                        cl_or(pRExC_state, &accum, &this_class);
-                   if (code == SUSPEND)
-                       break;
                }
                if (code == IFTHEN && num < 2) /* Empty ELSE branch */
                    min1 = 0;
@@ -1726,7 +2550,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR) {
                    cl_or(pRExC_state, data->start_class, &accum);
                    if (min1) {
-                       cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
+                       cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
                        flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
                    }
                }
@@ -1738,7 +2562,8 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    else {
                        /* Switch to OR mode: cache the old value of
                         * data->start_class */
-                       StructCopy(data->start_class, &and_with,
+                       INIT_AND_WITHP;
+                       StructCopy(data->start_class, and_withp,
                                   struct regnode_charclass_class);
                        flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
                        StructCopy(&accum, data->start_class,
@@ -1748,6 +2573,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    }
                }
 
+                if (PERL_ENABLE_TRIE_OPTIMISATION && OP( startbranch ) == BRANCH ) {
                /* demq.
 
                   Assuming this was/is a branch we are dealing with: 'scan' now
@@ -1755,8 +2581,9 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                   it is. We now start at the beginning of the sequence and look
                   for subsequences of
 
-                  BRANCH->EXACT=>X
-                  BRANCH->EXACT=>X
+                  BRANCH->EXACT=>x1
+                  BRANCH->EXACT=>x2
+                  tail
 
                   which would be constructed from a pattern like /A|LIST|OF|WORDS/
 
@@ -1766,10 +2593,9 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
 
                   We have two cases
 
-                    1. patterns where the whole set of branch can be converted to a trie,
+                    1. patterns where the whole set of branch can be converted
 
-                    2. patterns where only a subset of the alternations can be
-                    converted to a trie.
+                    2. patterns where only a subset can be converted.
 
                   In case 1 we can replace the whole set with a single regop
                   for the trie. In case 2 we need to keep the start and end
@@ -1778,18 +2604,24 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                     'BRANCH EXACT; BRANCH EXACT; BRANCH X'
                     becomes BRANCH TRIE; BRANCH X;
 
-                  Hypthetically when we know the regex isnt anchored we can
-                  turn a case 1 into a DFA and let it rip... Every time it finds a match
-                  it would just call its tail, no WHILEM/CURLY needed.
+                 There is an additional case, that being where there is a 
+                 common prefix, which gets split out into an EXACT like node
+                 preceding the TRIE node.
+
+                 If x(1..n)==tail then we can do a simple trie, if not we make
+                 a "jump" trie, such that when we match the appropriate word
+                 we "jump" to the appopriate tail node. Essentailly we turn
+                 a nested if into a case structure of sorts.
 
                */
-               if (DO_TRIE) {
+               
+                   int made=0;
                    if (!re_trie_maxbuff) {
                        re_trie_maxbuff = get_sv(RE_TRIE_MAXBUF_NAME, 1);
                        if (!SvIOK(re_trie_maxbuff))
                            sv_setiv(re_trie_maxbuff, RE_TRIE_MAXBUF_INIT);
                    }
-                    if ( SvIV(re_trie_maxbuff)>=0 && OP( startbranch )==BRANCH ) {
+                    if ( SvIV(re_trie_maxbuff)>=0  ) {
                         regnode *cur;
                         regnode *first = (regnode *)NULL;
                         regnode *last = (regnode *)NULL;
@@ -1813,13 +2645,16 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                             tail = regnext( tail );
                         }
 
+                        
                         DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
                             regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, tail );
-                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s%s%s\n",
-                                (int)depth * 2 + 2, "", "Tail node is:", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ),
-                                (RExC_seen_evals) ? "[EVAL]" : ""
+                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s%s\n",
+                                (int)depth * 2 + 2, "", 
+                                "Looking for TRIE'able sequences. Tail node is: ", 
+                                SvPV_nolen_const( mysv )
                             );
                         });
+                        
                         /*
 
                            step through the branches, cur represents each
@@ -1848,12 +2683,14 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                         /* dont use tail as the end marker for this traverse */
                         for ( cur = startbranch ; cur != scan ; cur = regnext( cur ) ) {
                             regnode * const noper = NEXTOPER( cur );
+#if defined(DEBUGGING) || defined(NOJUMPTRIE)
                             regnode * const noper_next = regnext( noper );
+#endif
 
                             DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
                                 regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, cur);
-                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s",
-                                   (int)depth * 2 + 2,"  ", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ) );
+                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s- %s (%d)",
+                                   (int)depth * 2 + 2,"", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ), REG_NODE_NUM(cur) );
 
                                 regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, noper);
                                 PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " -> %s",
@@ -1864,49 +2701,35 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"\t=> %s\t",
                                     SvPV_nolen_const(mysv));
                                 }
-                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "0x%p,0x%p,0x%p)\n",
-                                   first, last, cur );
+                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "(First==%d,Last==%d,Cur==%d)\n",
+                                   REG_NODE_NUM(first), REG_NODE_NUM(last), REG_NODE_NUM(cur) );
                             });
-                            if ( ( first ? OP( noper ) == optype
-                                         : PL_regkind[ (U8)OP( noper ) ] == EXACT )
-                                  && noper_next == tail && count<U16_MAX)
+                            if ( (((first && optype!=NOTHING) ? OP( noper ) == optype
+                                         : PL_regkind[ OP( noper ) ] == EXACT )
+                                  || OP(noper) == NOTHING )
+#ifdef NOJUMPTRIE
+                                  && noper_next == tail
+#endif
+                                  && count < U16_MAX)
                             {
                                 count++;
-                                if ( !first ) {
-                                    first = cur;
+                                if ( !first || optype == NOTHING ) {
+                                    if (!first) first = cur;
                                     optype = OP( noper );
                                 } else {
-                                    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
-                                        if (!last ) {
-                                            regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, first);
-                                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s",
-                                              (int)depth * 2 + 2, "F:", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ) );
-                                            regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, NEXTOPER(first) );
-                                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " -> %s\n",
-                                              SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ) );
-                                        }
-                                    );
                                     last = cur;
-                                    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
-                                        regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, cur);
-                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s",
-                                          (int)depth * 2 + 2, "N:", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ) );
-                                        regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, noper );
-                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, " -> %s\n",
-                                          SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ) );
-                                    });
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 if ( last ) {
-                                    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
-                                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s\n",
-                                            (int)depth * 2 + 2, "E:", "**END**" );
-                                    );
-                                    make_trie( pRExC_state, startbranch, first, cur, tail, optype );
+                                    make_trie( pRExC_state, 
+                                            startbranch, first, cur, tail, count, 
+                                            optype, depth+1 );
                                 }
-                                if ( PL_regkind[ (U8)OP( noper ) ] == EXACT
-                                     && noper_next == tail )
-                                {
+                                if ( PL_regkind[ OP( noper ) ] == EXACT
+#ifdef NOJUMPTRIE
+                                     && noper_next == tail
+#endif
+                                ){
                                     count = 1;
                                     first = cur;
                                     optype = OP( noper );
@@ -1921,25 +2744,93 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                         DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
                             regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, cur);
                             PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                              "%*s%s\t(0x%p,0x%p,0x%p)\n", (int)depth * 2 + 2,
-                              "  ", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ), first, last, cur);
+                              "%*s- %s (%d) <SCAN FINISHED>\n", (int)depth * 2 + 2,
+                              "", SvPV_nolen_const( mysv ),REG_NODE_NUM(cur));
 
                         });
                         if ( last ) {
-                            DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(
-                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s\n",
-                                    (int)depth * 2 + 2, "E:", "==END==" );
-                            );
-                            make_trie( pRExC_state, startbranch, first, scan, tail, optype );
+                            made= make_trie( pRExC_state, startbranch, first, scan, tail, count, optype, depth+1 );
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT  
+                            if ( ((made == MADE_EXACT_TRIE && 
+                                 startbranch == first) 
+                                 || ( first_non_open == first )) && 
+                                 depth==0 ) {
+                                flags |= SCF_TRIE_RESTUDY;
+                                if ( startbranch == first 
+                                     && scan == tail ) 
+                                {
+                                    RExC_seen &=~REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES;
+                                }
+                            }
+#endif
                         }
                     }
-                }
+                    
+                } /* do trie */
+                
            }
            else if ( code == BRANCHJ ) {  /* single branch is optimized. */
                scan = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
            } else                      /* single branch is optimized. */
                scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
            continue;
+       } else if (OP(scan) == SUSPEND || OP(scan) == GOSUB || OP(scan) == GOSTART) {
+           scan_frame *newframe = NULL;
+           I32 paren;
+           regnode *start;
+           regnode *end;
+
+           if (OP(scan) != SUSPEND) {
+           /* set the pointer */
+               if (OP(scan) == GOSUB) {
+                   paren = ARG(scan);
+                   RExC_recurse[ARG2L(scan)] = scan;
+                    start = RExC_open_parens[paren-1];
+                    end   = RExC_close_parens[paren-1];
+                } else {
+                    paren = 0;
+                    start = RExC_rxi->program + 1;
+                    end   = RExC_opend;
+                }
+                if (!recursed) {
+                    Newxz(recursed, (((RExC_npar)>>3) +1), U8);
+                    SAVEFREEPV(recursed);
+                }
+                if (!PAREN_TEST(recursed,paren+1)) {
+                   PAREN_SET(recursed,paren+1);
+                    Newx(newframe,1,scan_frame);
+                } else {
+                    if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
+                        SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);
+                        data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
+                    }
+                    is_inf = is_inf_internal = 1;
+                    if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR) /* Allow everything */
+                        cl_anything(pRExC_state, data->start_class);
+                    flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
+               }
+            } else {
+               Newx(newframe,1,scan_frame);
+               paren = stopparen;
+               start = scan+2;
+               end = regnext(scan);
+           }
+           if (newframe) {
+                assert(start);
+                assert(end);
+               SAVEFREEPV(newframe);
+               newframe->next = regnext(scan);
+               newframe->last = last;
+               newframe->stop = stopparen;
+               newframe->prev = frame;
+
+               frame = newframe;
+               scan =  start;
+               stopparen = paren;
+               last = end;
+
+               continue;
+           }
        }
        else if (OP(scan) == EXACT) {
            I32 l = STR_LEN(scan);
@@ -2001,18 +2892,18 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                else
                    data->start_class->flags |= ANYOF_UNICODE_ALL;
                data->start_class->flags &= ~ANYOF_EOS;
-               cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
+               cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
            }
            flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
        }
-       else if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)] == EXACT) { /* But OP != EXACT! */
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == EXACT) { /* But OP != EXACT! */
            I32 l = STR_LEN(scan);
            UV uc = *((U8*)STRING(scan));
 
            /* Search for fixed substrings supports EXACT only. */
            if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
                assert(data);
-               scan_commit(pRExC_state, data);
+               SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, data, minlenp);
            }
            if (UTF) {
                const U8 * const s = (U8 *)STRING(scan);
@@ -2049,7 +2940,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                        ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(data->start_class, uc);
                    data->start_class->flags &= ~ANYOF_EOS;
                }
-               cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
+               cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
            }
            flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
        }
@@ -2061,7 +2952,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
            struct regnode_charclass_class *oclass = NULL;
            I32 next_is_eval = 0;
 
-           switch (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)]) {
+           switch (PL_regkind[OP(scan)]) {
            case WHILEM:                /* End of (?:...)* . */
                scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
                goto finish;
@@ -2091,23 +2982,30 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                is_inf = is_inf_internal = 1;
                scan = regnext(scan);
                if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
-                   scan_commit(pRExC_state, data); /* Cannot extend fixed substrings */
+                   SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, data, minlenp); /* Cannot extend fixed substrings */
                    data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
                }
                goto optimize_curly_tail;
            case CURLY:
-               mincount = ARG1(scan);
-               maxcount = ARG2(scan);
+               if (stopparen>0 && (OP(scan)==CURLYN || OP(scan)==CURLYM)
+                   && (scan->flags == stopparen))
+               {
+                   mincount = 1;
+                   maxcount = 1;
+               } else {
+                   mincount = ARG1(scan);
+                   maxcount = ARG2(scan);
+               }
                next = regnext(scan);
                if (OP(scan) == CURLYX) {
                    I32 lp = (data ? *(data->last_closep) : 0);
-                   scan->flags = ((lp <= U8_MAX) ? (U8)lp : U8_MAX);
+                   scan->flags = ((lp <= (I32)U8_MAX) ? (U8)lp : U8_MAX);
                }
                scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
                next_is_eval = (OP(scan) == EVAL);
              do_curly:
                if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
-                   if (mincount == 0) scan_commit(pRExC_state,data); /* Cannot extend fixed substrings */
+                   if (mincount == 0) SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp); /* Cannot extend fixed substrings */
                    pos_before = data->pos_min;
                }
                if (data) {
@@ -2133,7 +3031,8 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    f &= ~SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
 
                /* This will finish on WHILEM, setting scan, or on NULL: */
-               minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, &deltanext, last, data,
+               minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, minlenp, &deltanext, 
+                                     last, data, stopparen, recursed, NULL,
                                      (mincount == 0
                                        ? (f & ~SCF_DO_SUBSTR) : f),depth+1);
 
@@ -2146,7 +3045,8 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    else if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND) {
                        /* Switch to OR mode: cache the old value of
                         * data->start_class */
-                       StructCopy(data->start_class, &and_with,
+                       INIT_AND_WITHP;
+                       StructCopy(data->start_class, and_withp,
                                   struct regnode_charclass_class);
                        flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
                        StructCopy(&this_class, data->start_class,
@@ -2157,7 +3057,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                } else {                /* Non-zero len */
                    if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR) {
                        cl_or(pRExC_state, data->start_class, &this_class);
-                       cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
+                       cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
                    }
                    else if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND)
                        cl_and(data->start_class, &this_class);
@@ -2198,7 +3098,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    /* Skip open. */
                    nxt = regnext(nxt);
                    if (!strchr((const char*)PL_simple,OP(nxt))
-                       && !(PL_regkind[(U8)OP(nxt)] == EXACT
+                       && !(PL_regkind[OP(nxt)] == EXACT
                             && STR_LEN(nxt) == 1))
                        goto nogo;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
@@ -2207,10 +3107,15 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    nxt = regnext(nxt);
                    if (OP(nxt) != CLOSE)
                        goto nogo;
+                   if (RExC_open_parens) {
+                       RExC_open_parens[ARG(nxt1)-1]=oscan; /*open->CURLYM*/
+                       RExC_close_parens[ARG(nxt1)-1]=nxt+2; /*close->while*/
+                   }
                    /* Now we know that nxt2 is the only contents: */
                    oscan->flags = (U8)ARG(nxt);
                    OP(oscan) = CURLYN;
                    OP(nxt1) = NOTHING; /* was OPEN. */
+
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
                    OP(nxt1 + 1) = OPTIMIZED; /* was count. */
                    NEXT_OFF(nxt1+ 1) = 0; /* just for consistancy. */
@@ -2247,8 +3152,13 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                        if (OP(nxt) != CLOSE)
                            FAIL("Panic opt close");
                        oscan->flags = (U8)ARG(nxt);
+                       if (RExC_open_parens) {
+                           RExC_open_parens[ARG(nxt1)-1]=oscan; /*open->CURLYM*/
+                           RExC_close_parens[ARG(nxt1)-1]=nxt2+1; /*close->NOTHING*/
+                       }
                        OP(nxt1) = OPTIMIZED;   /* was OPEN. */
                        OP(nxt) = OPTIMIZED;    /* was CLOSE. */
+
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
                        OP(nxt1 + 1) = OPTIMIZED; /* was count. */
                        OP(nxt + 1) = OPTIMIZED; /* was count. */
@@ -2271,8 +3181,8 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                        }
 #endif
                        /* Optimize again: */
-                       study_chunk(pRExC_state, &nxt1, &deltanext, nxt,
-                                   NULL, 0,depth+1);
+                       study_chunk(pRExC_state, &nxt1, minlenp, &deltanext, nxt,
+                                   NULL, stopparen, recursed, NULL, 0,depth+1);
                    }
                    else
                        oscan->flags = 0;
@@ -2366,7 +3276,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    if (mincount != maxcount) {
                         /* Cannot extend fixed substrings found inside
                            the group.  */
-                       scan_commit(pRExC_state,data);
+                       SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);
                        if (mincount && last_str) {
                            SV * const sv = data->last_found;
                            MAGIC * const mg = SvUTF8(sv) && SvMAGICAL(sv) ?
@@ -2391,14 +3301,14 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
              optimize_curly_tail:
                if (OP(oscan) != CURLYX) {
-                   while (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(next = regnext(oscan))] == NOTHING
+                   while (PL_regkind[OP(next = regnext(oscan))] == NOTHING
                           && NEXT_OFF(next))
                        NEXT_OFF(oscan) += NEXT_OFF(next);
                }
                continue;
            default:                    /* REF and CLUMP only? */
                if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
-                   scan_commit(pRExC_state,data);      /* Cannot expect anything... */
+                   SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);      /* Cannot expect anything... */
                    data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
                }
                is_inf = is_inf_internal = 1;
@@ -2412,7 +3322,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
            int value = 0;
 
            if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
-               scan_commit(pRExC_state,data);
+               SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);
                data->pos_min++;
            }
            min++;
@@ -2421,7 +3331,7 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
 
                /* Some of the logic below assumes that switching
                   locale on will only add false positives. */
-               switch (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)]) {
+               switch (PL_regkind[OP(scan)]) {
                case SANY:
                default:
                  do_default:
@@ -2604,70 +3514,185 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    break;
                }
                if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR)
-                   cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
+                   cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
                flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
            }
        }
-       else if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)] == EOL && flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == EOL && flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
            data->flags |= (OP(scan) == MEOL
                            ? SF_BEFORE_MEOL
                            : SF_BEFORE_SEOL);
        }
-       else if (  PL_regkind[(U8)OP(scan)] == BRANCHJ
+       else if (  PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == BRANCHJ
                 /* Lookbehind, or need to calculate parens/evals/stclass: */
                   && (scan->flags || data || (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS))
                   && (OP(scan) == IFMATCH || OP(scan) == UNLESSM)) {
-           /* Lookahead/lookbehind */
-           I32 deltanext, minnext, fake = 0;
-           regnode *nscan;
-           struct regnode_charclass_class intrnl;
-           int f = 0;
-
-           data_fake.flags = 0;
-           if (data) {         
-               data_fake.whilem_c = data->whilem_c;
-               data_fake.last_closep = data->last_closep;
-           }
-           else
-               data_fake.last_closep = &fake;
-           if ( flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS && !scan->flags
-                && OP(scan) == IFMATCH ) { /* Lookahead */
-               cl_init(pRExC_state, &intrnl);
-               data_fake.start_class = &intrnl;
-               f |= SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
-           }
-           if (flags & SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS)
-               f |= SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
-           next = regnext(scan);
-           nscan = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
-           minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &nscan, &deltanext, last, &data_fake, f,depth+1);
-           if (scan->flags) {
-               if (deltanext) {
-                   vFAIL("Variable length lookbehind not implemented");
+            if ( !PERL_ENABLE_POSITIVE_ASSERTION_STUDY 
+                || OP(scan) == UNLESSM )
+            {
+                /* Negative Lookahead/lookbehind
+                   In this case we can't do fixed string optimisation.
+                */
+
+                I32 deltanext, minnext, fake = 0;
+                regnode *nscan;
+                struct regnode_charclass_class intrnl;
+                int f = 0;
+
+                data_fake.flags = 0;
+                if (data) {
+                    data_fake.whilem_c = data->whilem_c;
+                    data_fake.last_closep = data->last_closep;
                }
-               else if (minnext > U8_MAX) {
-                   vFAIL2("Lookbehind longer than %"UVuf" not implemented", (UV)U8_MAX);
+                else
+                    data_fake.last_closep = &fake;
+               data_fake.pos_delta = delta;
+                if ( flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS && !scan->flags
+                     && OP(scan) == IFMATCH ) { /* Lookahead */
+                    cl_init(pRExC_state, &intrnl);
+                    data_fake.start_class = &intrnl;
+                    f |= SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
                }
-               scan->flags = (U8)minnext;
+                if (flags & SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS)
+                    f |= SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
+                next = regnext(scan);
+                nscan = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
+                minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &nscan, minlenp, &deltanext, 
+                    last, &data_fake, stopparen, recursed, NULL, f, depth+1);
+                if (scan->flags) {
+                    if (deltanext) {
+                       FAIL("Variable length lookbehind not implemented");
+                    }
+                    else if (minnext > (I32)U8_MAX) {
+                       FAIL2("Lookbehind longer than %"UVuf" not implemented", (UV)U8_MAX);
+                    }
+                    scan->flags = (U8)minnext;
+                }
+                if (data) {
+                    if (data_fake.flags & (SF_HAS_PAR|SF_IN_PAR))
+                        pars++;
+                    if (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL)
+                        data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
+                    data->whilem_c = data_fake.whilem_c;
+                }
+                if (f & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND) {
+                    const int was = (data->start_class->flags & ANYOF_EOS);
+
+                    cl_and(data->start_class, &intrnl);
+                    if (was)
+                        data->start_class->flags |= ANYOF_EOS;
+                }
            }
-           if (data && data_fake.flags & (SF_HAS_PAR|SF_IN_PAR))
-               pars++;
-           if (data && (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL))
-               data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
-           if (data)
-               data->whilem_c = data_fake.whilem_c;
-           if (f & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND) {
-               const int was = (data->start_class->flags & ANYOF_EOS);
+#if PERL_ENABLE_POSITIVE_ASSERTION_STUDY
+            else {
+                /* Positive Lookahead/lookbehind
+                   In this case we can do fixed string optimisation,
+                   but we must be careful about it. Note in the case of
+                   lookbehind the positions will be offset by the minimum
+                   length of the pattern, something we won't know about
+                   until after the recurse.
+                */
+                I32 deltanext, fake = 0;
+                regnode *nscan;
+                struct regnode_charclass_class intrnl;
+                int f = 0;
+                /* We use SAVEFREEPV so that when the full compile 
+                    is finished perl will clean up the allocated 
+                    minlens when its all done. This was we don't
+                    have to worry about freeing them when we know
+                    they wont be used, which would be a pain.
+                 */
+                I32 *minnextp;
+                Newx( minnextp, 1, I32 );
+                SAVEFREEPV(minnextp);
+
+                if (data) {
+                    StructCopy(data, &data_fake, scan_data_t);
+                    if ((flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) && data->last_found) {
+                        f |= SCF_DO_SUBSTR;
+                        if (scan->flags) 
+                            SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, &data_fake,minlenp);
+                        data_fake.last_found=newSVsv(data->last_found);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                    data_fake.last_closep = &fake;
+                data_fake.flags = 0;
+               data_fake.pos_delta = delta;
+                if (is_inf)
+                   data_fake.flags |= SF_IS_INF;
+                if ( flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS && !scan->flags
+                     && OP(scan) == IFMATCH ) { /* Lookahead */
+                    cl_init(pRExC_state, &intrnl);
+                    data_fake.start_class = &intrnl;
+                    f |= SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
+                }
+                if (flags & SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS)
+                    f |= SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
+                next = regnext(scan);
+                nscan = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
+
+                *minnextp = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &nscan, minnextp, &deltanext, 
+                    last, &data_fake, stopparen, recursed, NULL, f,depth+1);
+                if (scan->flags) {
+                    if (deltanext) {
+                       FAIL("Variable length lookbehind not implemented");
+                    }
+                    else if (*minnextp > (I32)U8_MAX) {
+                       FAIL2("Lookbehind longer than %"UVuf" not implemented", (UV)U8_MAX);
+                    }
+                    scan->flags = (U8)*minnextp;
+                }
+
+                *minnextp += min;
+
+                if (f & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND) {
+                    const int was = (data->start_class->flags & ANYOF_EOS);
+
+                    cl_and(data->start_class, &intrnl);
+                    if (was)
+                        data->start_class->flags |= ANYOF_EOS;
+                }
+                if (data) {
+                    if (data_fake.flags & (SF_HAS_PAR|SF_IN_PAR))
+                        pars++;
+                    if (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL)
+                        data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
+                    data->whilem_c = data_fake.whilem_c;
+                    if ((flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) && data_fake.last_found) {
+                        if (RExC_rx->minlen<*minnextp)
+                            RExC_rx->minlen=*minnextp;
+                        SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, &data_fake, minnextp);
+                        SvREFCNT_dec(data_fake.last_found);
+                        
+                        if ( data_fake.minlen_fixed != minlenp ) 
+                        {
+                            data->offset_fixed= data_fake.offset_fixed;
+                            data->minlen_fixed= data_fake.minlen_fixed;
+                            data->lookbehind_fixed+= scan->flags;
+                        }
+                        if ( data_fake.minlen_float != minlenp )
+                        {
+                            data->minlen_float= data_fake.minlen_float;
+                            data->offset_float_min=data_fake.offset_float_min;
+                            data->offset_float_max=data_fake.offset_float_max;
+                            data->lookbehind_float+= scan->flags;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
 
-               cl_and(data->start_class, &intrnl);
-               if (was)
-                   data->start_class->flags |= ANYOF_EOS;
            }
+#endif
        }
        else if (OP(scan) == OPEN) {
-           pars++;
+           if (stopparen != (I32)ARG(scan))
+               pars++;
        }
        else if (OP(scan) == CLOSE) {
+           if (stopparen == (I32)ARG(scan)) {
+               break;
+           }
            if ((I32)ARG(scan) == is_par) {
                next = regnext(scan);
 
@@ -2681,9 +3706,21 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                if (data)
                    data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
        }
-       else if (OP(scan) == LOGICAL && scan->flags == 2) { /* Embedded follows */
+       else if ( PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == ENDLIKE ) {
+           if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
+               SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);
+               flags &= ~SCF_DO_SUBSTR;
+           }
+           if (data && OP(scan)==ACCEPT) {
+               data->flags |= SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT;
+               if (stopmin > min)
+                   stopmin = min;
+           }
+       }
+       else if (OP(scan) == LOGICAL && scan->flags == 2) /* Embedded follows */
+       {
                if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
-                   scan_commit(pRExC_state,data);
+                   SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);
                    data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
                }
                is_inf = is_inf_internal = 1;
@@ -2691,16 +3728,180 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
                    cl_anything(pRExC_state, data->start_class);
                flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
        }
+       else if (OP(scan) == GPOS) {
+           if (!(RExC_rx->extflags & RXf_GPOS_FLOAT) &&
+               !(delta || is_inf || (data && data->pos_delta))) 
+           {
+               if (!(RExC_rx->extflags & RXf_ANCH) && (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR))
+                   RExC_rx->extflags |= RXf_ANCH_GPOS;
+               if (RExC_rx->gofs < (U32)min)
+                   RExC_rx->gofs = min;
+            } else {
+                RExC_rx->extflags |= RXf_GPOS_FLOAT;
+                RExC_rx->gofs = 0;
+            }      
+       }
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT
+#ifdef FULL_TRIE_STUDY
+        else if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == TRIE) {
+            /* NOTE - There is similar code to this block above for handling
+               BRANCH nodes on the initial study.  If you change stuff here
+               check there too. */
+            regnode *trie_node= scan;
+            regnode *tail= regnext(scan);
+            reg_trie_data *trie = (reg_trie_data*)RExC_rxi->data->data[ ARG(scan) ];
+            I32 max1 = 0, min1 = I32_MAX;
+            struct regnode_charclass_class accum;
+
+            if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) /* XXXX Add !SUSPEND? */
+                SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state, data,minlenp); /* Cannot merge strings after this. */
+            if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS)
+                cl_init_zero(pRExC_state, &accum);
+                
+            if (!trie->jump) {
+                min1= trie->minlen;
+                max1= trie->maxlen;
+            } else {
+                const regnode *nextbranch= NULL;
+                U32 word;
+                
+                for ( word=1 ; word <= trie->wordcount ; word++) 
+                {
+                    I32 deltanext=0, minnext=0, f = 0, fake;
+                    struct regnode_charclass_class this_class;
+                    
+                    data_fake.flags = 0;
+                    if (data) {
+                        data_fake.whilem_c = data->whilem_c;
+                        data_fake.last_closep = data->last_closep;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        data_fake.last_closep = &fake;
+                   data_fake.pos_delta = delta;
+                    if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS) {
+                        cl_init(pRExC_state, &this_class);
+                        data_fake.start_class = &this_class;
+                        f = SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
+                    }
+                    if (flags & SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS)
+                        f |= SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS;
+    
+                    if (trie->jump[word]) {
+                        if (!nextbranch)
+                            nextbranch = trie_node + trie->jump[0];
+                        scan= trie_node + trie->jump[word];
+                        /* We go from the jump point to the branch that follows
+                           it. Note this means we need the vestigal unused branches
+                           even though they arent otherwise used.
+                         */
+                        minnext = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, minlenp, 
+                            &deltanext, (regnode *)nextbranch, &data_fake, 
+                            stopparen, recursed, NULL, f,depth+1);
+                    }
+                    if (nextbranch && PL_regkind[OP(nextbranch)]==BRANCH)
+                        nextbranch= regnext((regnode*)nextbranch);
+                    
+                    if (min1 > (I32)(minnext + trie->minlen))
+                        min1 = minnext + trie->minlen;
+                    if (max1 < (I32)(minnext + deltanext + trie->maxlen))
+                        max1 = minnext + deltanext + trie->maxlen;
+                    if (deltanext == I32_MAX)
+                        is_inf = is_inf_internal = 1;
+                    
+                    if (data_fake.flags & (SF_HAS_PAR|SF_IN_PAR))
+                        pars++;
+                    if (data_fake.flags & SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT) {
+                        if ( stopmin > min + min1) 
+                           stopmin = min + min1;
+                       flags &= ~SCF_DO_SUBSTR;
+                       if (data)
+                           data->flags |= SCF_SEEN_ACCEPT;
+                   }
+                    if (data) {
+                        if (data_fake.flags & SF_HAS_EVAL)
+                            data->flags |= SF_HAS_EVAL;
+                        data->whilem_c = data_fake.whilem_c;
+                    }
+                    if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS)
+                        cl_or(pRExC_state, &accum, &this_class);
+                }
+            }
+            if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
+                data->pos_min += min1;
+                data->pos_delta += max1 - min1;
+                if (max1 != min1 || is_inf)
+                    data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
+            }
+            min += min1;
+            delta += max1 - min1;
+            if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR) {
+                cl_or(pRExC_state, data->start_class, &accum);
+                if (min1) {
+                    cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
+                    flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND) {
+                if (min1) {
+                    cl_and(data->start_class, &accum);
+                    flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS;
+                }
+                else {
+                    /* Switch to OR mode: cache the old value of
+                     * data->start_class */
+                   INIT_AND_WITHP;
+                    StructCopy(data->start_class, and_withp,
+                               struct regnode_charclass_class);
+                    flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
+                    StructCopy(&accum, data->start_class,
+                               struct regnode_charclass_class);
+                    flags |= SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR;
+                    data->start_class->flags |= ANYOF_EOS;
+                }
+            }
+            scan= tail;
+            continue;
+        }
+#else
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == TRIE) {
+           reg_trie_data *trie = (reg_trie_data*)RExC_rxi->data->data[ ARG(scan) ];
+           U8*bang=NULL;
+           
+           min += trie->minlen;
+           delta += (trie->maxlen - trie->minlen);
+           flags &= ~SCF_DO_STCLASS; /* xxx */
+            if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR) {
+               SCAN_COMMIT(pRExC_state,data,minlenp);  /* Cannot expect anything... */
+               data->pos_min += trie->minlen;
+               data->pos_delta += (trie->maxlen - trie->minlen);
+               if (trie->maxlen != trie->minlen)
+                   data->longest = &(data->longest_float);
+           }
+           if (trie->jump) /* no more substrings -- for now /grr*/
+               flags &= ~SCF_DO_SUBSTR; 
+       }
+#endif /* old or new */
+#endif /* TRIE_STUDY_OPT */    
        /* Else: zero-length, ignore. */
        scan = regnext(scan);
     }
+    if (frame) {
+        last = frame->last;
+        scan = frame->next;
+        stopparen = frame->stop;
+        frame = frame->prev;
+        goto fake_study_recurse;
+    }
 
   finish:
+    assert(!frame);
+    DEBUG_STUDYDATA("pre-fin:",data,depth);
+
     *scanp = scan;
     *deltap = is_inf_internal ? I32_MAX : delta;
     if (flags & SCF_DO_SUBSTR && is_inf)
        data->pos_delta = I32_MAX - data->pos_min;
-    if (is_par > U8_MAX)
+    if (is_par > (I32)U8_MAX)
        is_par = 0;
     if (is_par && pars==1 && data) {
        data->flags |= SF_IN_PAR;
@@ -2711,30 +3912,33 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp, I32 *deltap,
        data->flags &= ~SF_IN_PAR;
     }
     if (flags & SCF_DO_STCLASS_OR)
-       cl_and(data->start_class, &and_with);
-    return min;
+       cl_and(data->start_class, and_withp);
+    if (flags & SCF_TRIE_RESTUDY)
+        data->flags |=         SCF_TRIE_RESTUDY;
+    
+    DEBUG_STUDYDATA("post-fin:",data,depth);
+    
+    return min < stopmin ? min : stopmin;
 }
 
-STATIC I32
-S_add_data(RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 n, const char *s)
+STATIC U32
+S_add_data(RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U32 n, const char *s)
 {
-    if (RExC_rx->data) {
-       Renewc(RExC_rx->data,
-              sizeof(*RExC_rx->data) + sizeof(void*) * (RExC_rx->data->count + n - 1),
-              char, struct reg_data);
-       Renew(RExC_rx->data->what, RExC_rx->data->count + n, U8);
-       RExC_rx->data->count += n;
-    }
-    else {
-       Newxc(RExC_rx->data, sizeof(*RExC_rx->data) + sizeof(void*) * (n - 1),
-            char, struct reg_data);
-       Newx(RExC_rx->data->what, n, U8);
-       RExC_rx->data->count = n;
-    }
-    Copy(s, RExC_rx->data->what + RExC_rx->data->count - n, n, U8);
-    return RExC_rx->data->count - n;
+    U32 count = RExC_rxi->data ? RExC_rxi->data->count : 0;
+
+    Renewc(RExC_rxi->data,
+          sizeof(*RExC_rxi->data) + sizeof(void*) * (count + n - 1),
+          char, struct reg_data);
+    if(count)
+       Renew(RExC_rxi->data->what, count + n, U8);
+    else
+       Newx(RExC_rxi->data->what, n, U8);
+    RExC_rxi->data->count = count + n;
+    Copy(s, RExC_rxi->data->what + count, n, U8);
+    return count;
 }
 
+/*XXX: todo make this not included in a non debugging perl */
 #ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
 void
 Perl_reginitcolors(pTHX)
@@ -2763,6 +3967,17 @@ Perl_reginitcolors(pTHX)
 }
 #endif
 
+
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT
+#define CHECK_RESTUDY_GOTO                                  \
+        if (                                                \
+              (data.flags & SCF_TRIE_RESTUDY)               \
+              && ! restudied++                              \
+        )     goto reStudy
+#else
+#define CHECK_RESTUDY_GOTO
+#endif        
+
 /*
  - pregcomp - compile a regular expression into internal code
  *
@@ -2778,11 +3993,46 @@ Perl_reginitcolors(pTHX)
  * Beware that the optimization-preparation code in here knows about some
  * of the structure of the compiled regexp.  [I'll say.]
  */
-regexp *
+
+
+
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
+#define RE_ENGINE_PTR &PL_core_reg_engine
+#else
+extern const struct regexp_engine my_reg_engine;
+#define RE_ENGINE_PTR &my_reg_engine
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE 
+regexp *
 Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
 {
     dVAR;
+    HV * const table = GvHV(PL_hintgv);
+    /* Dispatch a request to compile a regexp to correct 
+       regexp engine. */
+    if (table) {
+        SV **ptr= hv_fetchs(table, "regcomp", FALSE);
+        GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+        if (ptr && SvIOK(*ptr) && SvIV(*ptr)) {
+            const regexp_engine *eng=INT2PTR(regexp_engine*,SvIV(*ptr));
+            DEBUG_COMPILE_r({
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Using engine %"UVxf"\n",
+                    SvIV(*ptr));
+            });            
+            return CALLREGCOMP_ENG(eng, exp, xend, pm);
+        } 
+    }
+    return Perl_re_compile(aTHX_ exp, xend, pm);
+}
+#endif
+
+regexp *
+Perl_re_compile(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
+{
+    dVAR;
     register regexp *r;
+    register regexp_internal *ri;
     regnode *scan;
     regnode *first;
     I32 flags;
@@ -2791,21 +4041,26 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
     I32 sawopen = 0;
     scan_data_t data;
     RExC_state_t RExC_state;
-    RExC_state_t *pRExC_state = &RExC_state;
-
+    RExC_state_t * const pRExC_state = &RExC_state;
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT    
+    int restudied= 0;
+    RExC_state_t copyRExC_state;
+#endif    
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
-
+    DEBUG_r(if (!PL_colorset) reginitcolors());
+        
     if (exp == NULL)
        FAIL("NULL regexp argument");
 
     RExC_utf8 = pm->op_pmdynflags & PMdf_CMP_UTF8;
 
     RExC_precomp = exp;
-    DEBUG_r(if (!PL_colorset) reginitcolors());
     DEBUG_COMPILE_r({
-        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sCompiling REx%s \"%s%*s%s\"\n",
-                      PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],PL_colors[0],
-                      (int)(xend - exp), RExC_precomp, PL_colors[1]);
+        SV *dsv= sv_newmortal();
+        RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, RExC_utf8,
+            dsv, RExC_precomp, (xend - exp), 60);
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sCompiling REx%s %s\n",
+                      PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],s);
     });
     RExC_flags = pm->op_pmflags;
     RExC_sawback = 0;
@@ -2821,19 +4076,38 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
     RExC_end = xend;
     RExC_naughty = 0;
     RExC_npar = 1;
+    RExC_nestroot = 0;
     RExC_size = 0L;
     RExC_emit = &PL_regdummy;
     RExC_whilem_seen = 0;
+    RExC_charnames = NULL;
+    RExC_open_parens = NULL;
+    RExC_close_parens = NULL;
+    RExC_opend = NULL;
+    RExC_paren_names = NULL;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    RExC_paren_name_list = NULL;
+#endif
+    RExC_recurse = NULL;
+    RExC_recurse_count = 0;
+
 #if 0 /* REGC() is (currently) a NOP at the first pass.
        * Clever compilers notice this and complain. --jhi */
     REGC((U8)REG_MAGIC, (char*)RExC_emit);
 #endif
-    if (reg(pRExC_state, 0, &flags) == NULL) {
+    DEBUG_PARSE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Starting first pass (sizing)\n"));
+    if (reg(pRExC_state, 0, &flags,1) == NULL) {
        RExC_precomp = NULL;
        return(NULL);
     }
-    DEBUG_COMPILE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "size %"IVdf" ", (IV)RExC_size));
-
+    DEBUG_PARSE_r({
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, 
+            "Required size %"IVdf" nodes\n"
+            "Starting second pass (creation)\n", 
+            (IV)RExC_size);
+        RExC_lastnum=0; 
+        RExC_lastparse=NULL; 
+    });
     /* Small enough for pointer-storage convention?
        If extralen==0, this means that we will not need long jumps. */
     if (RExC_size >= 0x10000L && RExC_extralen)
@@ -2843,41 +4117,92 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
     if (RExC_whilem_seen > 15)
        RExC_whilem_seen = 15;
 
-    /* Allocate space and initialize. */
-    Newxc(r, sizeof(regexp) + (unsigned)RExC_size * sizeof(regnode),
-        char, regexp);
-    if (r == NULL)
+    /* Allocate space and zero-initialize. Note, the two step process 
+       of zeroing when in debug mode, thus anything assigned has to 
+       happen after that */
+    Newxz(r, 1, regexp);
+    Newxc(ri, sizeof(regexp_internal) + (unsigned)RExC_size * sizeof(regnode),
+        char, regexp_internal);
+    if ( r == NULL || ri == NULL )
        FAIL("Regexp out of space");
-
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     /* avoid reading uninitialized memory in DEBUGGING code in study_chunk() */
-    Zero(r, sizeof(regexp) + (unsigned)RExC_size * sizeof(regnode), char);
+    Zero(ri, sizeof(regexp_internal) + (unsigned)RExC_size * sizeof(regnode), char);
+#else 
+    /* bulk initialize base fields with 0. */
+    Zero(ri, sizeof(regexp_internal), char);        
 #endif
+
+    /* non-zero initialization begins here */
+    RXi_SET( r, ri );
+    r->engine= RE_ENGINE_PTR;
     r->refcnt = 1;
     r->prelen = xend - exp;
-    r->precomp = savepvn(RExC_precomp, r->prelen);
-    r->subbeg = NULL;
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
-    r->saved_copy = NULL;
-#endif
-    r->reganch = pm->op_pmflags & PMf_COMPILETIME;
-    r->nparens = RExC_npar - 1;        /* set early to validate backrefs */
-    r->lastparen = 0;                  /* mg.c reads this.  */
+    r->extflags = pm->op_pmflags & RXf_PMf_COMPILETIME;
+    {
+        bool has_k     = ((r->extflags & RXf_PMf_KEEPCOPY) == RXf_PMf_KEEPCOPY);
+       bool has_minus = ((r->extflags & RXf_PMf_STD_PMMOD) != RXf_PMf_STD_PMMOD);
+       bool has_runon = ((RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_RUN_ON_COMMENT)==REG_SEEN_RUN_ON_COMMENT);
+       U16 reganch = (U16)((r->extflags & RXf_PMf_STD_PMMOD) >> 12);
+       const char *fptr = STD_PAT_MODS;        /*"msix"*/
+       char *p;
+        r->wraplen = r->prelen + has_minus + has_k + has_runon
+            + (sizeof(STD_PAT_MODS) - 1)
+            + (sizeof("(?:)") - 1);
+
+        Newx(r->wrapped, r->wraplen, char );
+        p = r->wrapped;
+        *p++='('; *p++='?';
+        if (has_k)
+            *p++ = KEEPCOPY_PAT_MOD; /*'k'*/
+        {
+            char *r = p + (sizeof(STD_PAT_MODS) - 1) + has_minus - 1;
+            char *colon = r + 1;
+            char ch;
+
+            while((ch = *fptr++)) {
+                if(reganch & 1)
+                    *p++ = ch;
+                else
+                    *r-- = ch;
+                reganch >>= 1;
+            }
+            if(has_minus) {
+                *r = '-';
+                p = colon;
+            }
+        }
 
-    r->substrs = 0;                    /* Useful during FAIL. */
-    r->startp = 0;                     /* Useful during FAIL. */
-    r->endp = 0;                       /* Useful during FAIL. */
+        *p++=':';
+        Copy(RExC_precomp, p, r->prelen, char);
+        r->precomp = p;
+        p += r->prelen;
+        if (has_runon)
+            *p++='\n';
+        *p=')';
+    }
 
-    Newxz(r->offsets, 2*RExC_size+1, U32); /* MJD 20001228 */
-    if (r->offsets) {
-       r->offsets[0] = RExC_size;
+    r->intflags = 0;
+    r->nparens = RExC_npar - 1;        /* set early to validate backrefs */
+    
+    if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_RECURSE) {
+        Newxz(RExC_open_parens, RExC_npar,regnode *);
+        SAVEFREEPV(RExC_open_parens);
+        Newxz(RExC_close_parens,RExC_npar,regnode *);
+        SAVEFREEPV(RExC_close_parens);
     }
+
+    /* Useful during FAIL. */
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+    Newxz(ri->u.offsets, 2*RExC_size+1, U32); /* MJD 20001228 */
     DEBUG_OFFSETS_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                           "%s %"UVuf" bytes for offset annotations.\n",
-                          r->offsets ? "Got" : "Couldn't get",
+                          ri->u.offsets ? "Got" : "Couldn't get",
                           (UV)((2*RExC_size+1) * sizeof(U32))));
-
+#endif
+    SetProgLen(ri,RExC_size);
     RExC_rx = r;
+    RExC_rxi = ri;
 
     /* Second pass: emit code. */
     RExC_flags = pm->op_pmflags;       /* don't let top level (?i) bleed */
@@ -2885,103 +4210,181 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
     RExC_end = xend;
     RExC_naughty = 0;
     RExC_npar = 1;
-    RExC_emit_start = r->program;
-    RExC_emit = r->program;
+    RExC_emit_start = ri->program;
+    RExC_emit = ri->program;
+    RExC_emit_bound = ri->program + RExC_size + 1;
+
     /* Store the count of eval-groups for security checks: */
-    RExC_emit->next_off = (U16)((RExC_seen_evals > U16_MAX) ? U16_MAX : RExC_seen_evals);
+    RExC_rx->seen_evals = RExC_seen_evals;
     REGC((U8)REG_MAGIC, (char*) RExC_emit++);
-    r->data = 0;
-    if (reg(pRExC_state, 0, &flags) == NULL)
+    if (reg(pRExC_state, 0, &flags,1) == NULL)
        return(NULL);
 
+    /* XXXX To minimize changes to RE engine we always allocate
+       3-units-long substrs field. */
+    Newx(r->substrs, 1, struct reg_substr_data);
+    if (RExC_recurse_count) {
+        Newxz(RExC_recurse,RExC_recurse_count,regnode *);
+        SAVEFREEPV(RExC_recurse);
+    }
+
+reStudy:
+    r->minlen = minlen = sawplus = sawopen = 0;
+    Zero(r->substrs, 1, struct reg_substr_data);
+
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT
+    if ( restudied ) {
+        U32 seen=RExC_seen;
+        DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"Restudying\n"));
+        
+        RExC_state = copyRExC_state;
+        if (seen & REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES) 
+            RExC_seen |= REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES;
+        else
+            RExC_seen &= ~REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES;
+        if (data.last_found) {
+            SvREFCNT_dec(data.longest_fixed);
+           SvREFCNT_dec(data.longest_float);
+           SvREFCNT_dec(data.last_found);
+       }
+       StructCopy(&zero_scan_data, &data, scan_data_t);
+    } else {
+        StructCopy(&zero_scan_data, &data, scan_data_t);
+        copyRExC_state = RExC_state;
+    }
+#else
+    StructCopy(&zero_scan_data, &data, scan_data_t);
+#endif    
 
     /* Dig out information for optimizations. */
-    r->reganch = pm->op_pmflags & PMf_COMPILETIME; /* Again? */
+    r->extflags = pm->op_pmflags & RXf_PMf_COMPILETIME; /* Again? */
     pm->op_pmflags = RExC_flags;
     if (UTF)
-        r->reganch |= ROPT_UTF8;       /* Unicode in it? */
-    r->regstclass = NULL;
+        r->extflags |= RXf_UTF8;       /* Unicode in it? */
+    ri->regstclass = NULL;
     if (RExC_naughty >= 10)    /* Probably an expensive pattern. */
-       r->reganch |= ROPT_NAUGHTY;
-    scan = r->program + 1;             /* First BRANCH. */
-
-    /* XXXX To minimize changes to RE engine we always allocate
-       3-units-long substrs field. */
-    Newxz(r->substrs, 1, struct reg_substr_data);
+       r->intflags |= PREGf_NAUGHTY;
+    scan = ri->program + 1;            /* First BRANCH. */
 
-    StructCopy(&zero_scan_data, &data, scan_data_t);
-    /* XXXX Should not we check for something else?  Usually it is OPEN1... */
-    if (OP(scan) != BRANCH) {  /* Only one top-level choice. */
+    /* testing for BRANCH here tells us whether there is "must appear"
+       data in the pattern. If there is then we can use it for optimisations */
+    if (!(RExC_seen & REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES)) { /*  Only one top-level choice. */
        I32 fake;
        STRLEN longest_float_length, longest_fixed_length;
-       struct regnode_charclass_class ch_class;
+       struct regnode_charclass_class ch_class; /* pointed to by data */
        int stclass_flag;
-       I32 last_close = 0;
+       I32 last_close = 0; /* pointed to by data */
 
        first = scan;
        /* Skip introductions and multiplicators >= 1. */
        while ((OP(first) == OPEN && (sawopen = 1)) ||
               /* An OR of *one* alternative - should not happen now. */
            (OP(first) == BRANCH && OP(regnext(first)) != BRANCH) ||
+           /* for now we can't handle lookbehind IFMATCH*/
+           (OP(first) == IFMATCH && !first->flags) || 
            (OP(first) == PLUS) ||
            (OP(first) == MINMOD) ||
               /* An {n,m} with n>0 */
-           (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(first)] == CURLY && ARG1(first) > 0) ) {
+           (PL_regkind[OP(first)] == CURLY && ARG1(first) > 0) ) 
+       {
+               
                if (OP(first) == PLUS)
                    sawplus = 1;
                else
-                   first += regarglen[(U8)OP(first)];
-               first = NEXTOPER(first);
+                   first += regarglen[OP(first)];
+               if (OP(first) == IFMATCH) {
+                   first = NEXTOPER(first);
+                   first += EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
+               } else  /* XXX possible optimisation for /(?=)/  */
+                   first = NEXTOPER(first);
        }
 
        /* Starting-point info. */
       again:
-       if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(first)] == EXACT) {
+        DEBUG_PEEP("first:",first,0);
+        /* Ignore EXACT as we deal with it later. */
+       if (PL_regkind[OP(first)] == EXACT) {
            if (OP(first) == EXACT)
                NOOP;   /* Empty, get anchored substr later. */
            else if ((OP(first) == EXACTF || OP(first) == EXACTFL))
-               r->regstclass = first;
+               ri->regstclass = first;
        }
+#ifdef TRIE_STCLASS    
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(first)] == TRIE &&
+               ((reg_trie_data *)ri->data->data[ ARG(first) ])->minlen>0) 
+       {
+           regnode *trie_op;
+           /* this can happen only on restudy */
+           if ( OP(first) == TRIE ) {
+                struct regnode_1 *trieop = (struct regnode_1 *)
+                   PerlMemShared_calloc(1, sizeof(struct regnode_1));
+                StructCopy(first,trieop,struct regnode_1);
+                trie_op=(regnode *)trieop;
+            } else {
+                struct regnode_charclass *trieop = (struct regnode_charclass *)
+                   PerlMemShared_calloc(1, sizeof(struct regnode_charclass));
+                StructCopy(first,trieop,struct regnode_charclass);
+                trie_op=(regnode *)trieop;
+            }
+            OP(trie_op)+=2;
+            make_trie_failtable(pRExC_state, (regnode *)first, trie_op, 0);
+           ri->regstclass = trie_op;
+       }
+#endif 
        else if (strchr((const char*)PL_simple,OP(first)))
-           r->regstclass = first;
-       else if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(first)] == BOUND ||
-                PL_regkind[(U8)OP(first)] == NBOUND)
-           r->regstclass = first;
-       else if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(first)] == BOL) {
-           r->reganch |= (OP(first) == MBOL
-                          ? ROPT_ANCH_MBOL
+           ri->regstclass = first;
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(first)] == BOUND ||
+                PL_regkind[OP(first)] == NBOUND)
+           ri->regstclass = first;
+       else if (PL_regkind[OP(first)] == BOL) {
+           r->extflags |= (OP(first) == MBOL
+                          ? RXf_ANCH_MBOL
                           : (OP(first) == SBOL
-                             ? ROPT_ANCH_SBOL
-                             : ROPT_ANCH_BOL));
+                             ? RXf_ANCH_SBOL
+                             : RXf_ANCH_BOL));
            first = NEXTOPER(first);
            goto again;
        }
        else if (OP(first) == GPOS) {
-           r->reganch |= ROPT_ANCH_GPOS;
+           r->extflags |= RXf_ANCH_GPOS;
            first = NEXTOPER(first);
            goto again;
        }
-       else if (!sawopen && (OP(first) == STAR &&
-           PL_regkind[(U8)OP(NEXTOPER(first))] == REG_ANY) &&
-           !(r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH) )
+       else if ((!sawopen || !RExC_sawback) &&
+           (OP(first) == STAR &&
+           PL_regkind[OP(NEXTOPER(first))] == REG_ANY) &&
+           !(r->extflags & RXf_ANCH) && !(RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_EVAL))
        {
            /* turn .* into ^.* with an implied $*=1 */
            const int type =
                (OP(NEXTOPER(first)) == REG_ANY)
-                   ? ROPT_ANCH_MBOL
-                   : ROPT_ANCH_SBOL;
-           r->reganch |= type | ROPT_IMPLICIT;
+                   ? RXf_ANCH_MBOL
+                   : RXf_ANCH_SBOL;
+           r->extflags |= type;
+           r->intflags |= PREGf_IMPLICIT;
            first = NEXTOPER(first);
            goto again;
        }
        if (sawplus && (!sawopen || !RExC_sawback)
            && !(RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_EVAL)) /* May examine pos and $& */
            /* x+ must match at the 1st pos of run of x's */
-           r->reganch |= ROPT_SKIP;
+           r->intflags |= PREGf_SKIP;
 
        /* Scan is after the zeroth branch, first is atomic matcher. */
-       DEBUG_COMPILE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "first at %"IVdf"\n",
-                             (IV)(first - scan + 1)));
+#ifdef TRIE_STUDY_OPT
+       DEBUG_PARSE_r(
+           if (!restudied)
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "first at %"IVdf"\n",
+                             (IV)(first - scan + 1))
+        );
+#else
+       DEBUG_PARSE_r(
+           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "first at %"IVdf"\n",
+               (IV)(first - scan + 1))
+        );
+#endif
+
+
        /*
        * If there's something expensive in the r.e., find the
        * longest literal string that must appear and make it the
@@ -2993,43 +4396,56 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
        * it happens that c_offset_min has been invalidated, since the
        * earlier string may buy us something the later one won't.]
        */
-       minlen = 0;
-
+       
        data.longest_fixed = newSVpvs("");
        data.longest_float = newSVpvs("");
        data.last_found = newSVpvs("");
        data.longest = &(data.longest_fixed);
        first = scan;
-       if (!r->regstclass) {
+       if (!ri->regstclass) {
            cl_init(pRExC_state, &ch_class);
            data.start_class = &ch_class;
            stclass_flag = SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND;
        } else                          /* XXXX Check for BOUND? */
            stclass_flag = 0;
        data.last_closep = &last_close;
+        
+       minlen = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &first, &minlen, &fake, scan + RExC_size, /* Up to end */
+            &data, -1, NULL, NULL,
+            SCF_DO_SUBSTR | SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS | stclass_flag,0);
+
+       
+        CHECK_RESTUDY_GOTO;
+
 
-       minlen = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &first, &fake, scan + RExC_size, /* Up to end */
-                            &data, SCF_DO_SUBSTR | SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS | stclass_flag,0);
        if ( RExC_npar == 1 && data.longest == &(data.longest_fixed)
             && data.last_start_min == 0 && data.last_end > 0
             && !RExC_seen_zerolen
-            && (!(RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_GPOS) || (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS)))
-           r->reganch |= ROPT_CHECK_ALL;
-       scan_commit(pRExC_state, &data);
+            && !(RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_VERBARG)
+            && (!(RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_GPOS) || (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_GPOS)))
+           r->extflags |= RXf_CHECK_ALL;
+       scan_commit(pRExC_state, &data,&minlen,0);
        SvREFCNT_dec(data.last_found);
 
+        /* Note that code very similar to this but for anchored string 
+           follows immediately below, changes may need to be made to both. 
+           Be careful. 
+         */
        longest_float_length = CHR_SVLEN(data.longest_float);
        if (longest_float_length
            || (data.flags & SF_FL_BEFORE_EOL
                && (!(data.flags & SF_FL_BEFORE_MEOL)
-                   || (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)))) {
-           int t;
+                   || (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)))) 
+        {
+            I32 t,ml;
 
-           if (SvCUR(data.longest_fixed)                       /* ok to leave SvCUR */
+           if (SvCUR(data.longest_fixed)  /* ok to leave SvCUR */
                && data.offset_fixed == data.offset_float_min
                && SvCUR(data.longest_fixed) == SvCUR(data.longest_float))
                    goto remove_float;          /* As in (a)+. */
 
+            /* copy the information about the longest float from the reg_scan_data
+               over to the program. */
            if (SvUTF8(data.longest_float)) {
                r->float_utf8 = data.longest_float;
                r->float_substr = NULL;
@@ -3037,11 +4453,23 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
                r->float_substr = data.longest_float;
                r->float_utf8 = NULL;
            }
-           r->float_min_offset = data.offset_float_min;
+           /* float_end_shift is how many chars that must be matched that 
+              follow this item. We calculate it ahead of time as once the
+              lookbehind offset is added in we lose the ability to correctly
+              calculate it.*/
+           ml = data.minlen_float ? *(data.minlen_float) 
+                                  : (I32)longest_float_length;
+           r->float_end_shift = ml - data.offset_float_min
+               - longest_float_length + (SvTAIL(data.longest_float) != 0)
+               + data.lookbehind_float;
+           r->float_min_offset = data.offset_float_min - data.lookbehind_float;
            r->float_max_offset = data.offset_float_max;
+           if (data.offset_float_max < I32_MAX) /* Don't offset infinity */
+               r->float_max_offset -= data.lookbehind_float;
+           
            t = (data.flags & SF_FL_BEFORE_EOL /* Can't have SEOL and MULTI */
                       && (!(data.flags & SF_FL_BEFORE_MEOL)
-                          || (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)));
+                          || (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)));
            fbm_compile(data.longest_float, t ? FBMcf_TAIL : 0);
        }
        else {
@@ -3051,13 +4479,20 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
            longest_float_length = 0;
        }
 
+        /* Note that code very similar to this but for floating string 
+           is immediately above, changes may need to be made to both. 
+           Be careful. 
+         */
        longest_fixed_length = CHR_SVLEN(data.longest_fixed);
        if (longest_fixed_length
            || (data.flags & SF_FIX_BEFORE_EOL /* Cannot have SEOL and MULTI */
                && (!(data.flags & SF_FIX_BEFORE_MEOL)
-                   || (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)))) {
-           int t;
+                   || (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)))) 
+        {
+            I32 t,ml;
 
+            /* copy the information about the longest fixed 
+               from the reg_scan_data over to the program. */
            if (SvUTF8(data.longest_fixed)) {
                r->anchored_utf8 = data.longest_fixed;
                r->anchored_substr = NULL;
@@ -3065,10 +4500,20 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
                r->anchored_substr = data.longest_fixed;
                r->anchored_utf8 = NULL;
            }
-           r->anchored_offset = data.offset_fixed;
+           /* fixed_end_shift is how many chars that must be matched that 
+              follow this item. We calculate it ahead of time as once the
+              lookbehind offset is added in we lose the ability to correctly
+              calculate it.*/
+            ml = data.minlen_fixed ? *(data.minlen_fixed) 
+                                   : (I32)longest_fixed_length;
+            r->anchored_end_shift = ml - data.offset_fixed
+               - longest_fixed_length + (SvTAIL(data.longest_fixed) != 0)
+               + data.lookbehind_fixed;
+           r->anchored_offset = data.offset_fixed - data.lookbehind_fixed;
+
            t = (data.flags & SF_FIX_BEFORE_EOL /* Can't have SEOL and MULTI */
                 && (!(data.flags & SF_FIX_BEFORE_MEOL)
-                    || (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)));
+                    || (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)));
            fbm_compile(data.longest_fixed, t ? FBMcf_TAIL : 0);
        }
        else {
@@ -3076,23 +4521,23 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
            SvREFCNT_dec(data.longest_fixed);
            longest_fixed_length = 0;
        }
-       if (r->regstclass
-           && (OP(r->regstclass) == REG_ANY || OP(r->regstclass) == SANY))
-           r->regstclass = NULL;
+       if (ri->regstclass
+           && (OP(ri->regstclass) == REG_ANY || OP(ri->regstclass) == SANY))
+           ri->regstclass = NULL;
        if ((!(r->anchored_substr || r->anchored_utf8) || r->anchored_offset)
            && stclass_flag
            && !(data.start_class->flags & ANYOF_EOS)
            && !cl_is_anything(data.start_class))
        {
-           const I32 n = add_data(pRExC_state, 1, "f");
+           const U32 n = add_data(pRExC_state, 1, "f");
 
-           Newx(RExC_rx->data->data[n], 1,
+           Newx(RExC_rxi->data->data[n], 1,
                struct regnode_charclass_class);
            StructCopy(data.start_class,
-                      (struct regnode_charclass_class*)RExC_rx->data->data[n],
+                      (struct regnode_charclass_class*)RExC_rxi->data->data[n],
                       struct regnode_charclass_class);
-           r->regstclass = (regnode*)RExC_rx->data->data[n];
-           r->reganch &= ~ROPT_SKIP;   /* Used in find_byclass(). */
+           ri->regstclass = (regnode*)RExC_rxi->data->data[n];
+           r->intflags &= ~PREGf_SKIP; /* Used in find_byclass(). */
            DEBUG_COMPILE_r({ SV *sv = sv_newmortal();
                      regprop(r, sv, (regnode*)data.start_class);
                      PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -3102,25 +4547,33 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
 
        /* A temporary algorithm prefers floated substr to fixed one to dig more info. */
        if (longest_fixed_length > longest_float_length) {
+           r->check_end_shift = r->anchored_end_shift;
            r->check_substr = r->anchored_substr;
            r->check_utf8 = r->anchored_utf8;
            r->check_offset_min = r->check_offset_max = r->anchored_offset;
-           if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_SINGLE)
-               r->reganch |= ROPT_NOSCAN;
+           if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_SINGLE)
+               r->extflags |= RXf_NOSCAN;
        }
        else {
+           r->check_end_shift = r->float_end_shift;
            r->check_substr = r->float_substr;
            r->check_utf8 = r->float_utf8;
-           r->check_offset_min = data.offset_float_min;
-           r->check_offset_max = data.offset_float_max;
+           r->check_offset_min = r->float_min_offset;
+           r->check_offset_max = r->float_max_offset;
        }
        /* XXXX Currently intuiting is not compatible with ANCH_GPOS.
           This should be changed ASAP!  */
-       if ((r->check_substr || r->check_utf8) && !(r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS)) {
-           r->reganch |= RE_USE_INTUIT;
+       if ((r->check_substr || r->check_utf8) && !(r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_GPOS)) {
+           r->extflags |= RXf_USE_INTUIT;
            if (SvTAIL(r->check_substr ? r->check_substr : r->check_utf8))
-               r->reganch |= RE_INTUIT_TAIL;
+               r->extflags |= RXf_INTUIT_TAIL;
        }
+       /* XXX Unneeded? dmq (shouldn't as this is handled elsewhere)
+       if ( (STRLEN)minlen < longest_float_length )
+            minlen= longest_float_length;
+        if ( (STRLEN)minlen < longest_fixed_length )
+            minlen= longest_fixed_length;     
+        */
     }
     else {
        /* Several toplevels. Best we can is to set minlen. */
@@ -3128,26 +4581,33 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
        struct regnode_charclass_class ch_class;
        I32 last_close = 0;
        
-       DEBUG_COMPILE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n"));
-       scan = r->program + 1;
+       DEBUG_PARSE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\nMulti Top Level\n"));
+
+       scan = ri->program + 1;
        cl_init(pRExC_state, &ch_class);
        data.start_class = &ch_class;
        data.last_closep = &last_close;
-       minlen = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, &fake, scan + RExC_size, &data, SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND|SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS,0);
+
+        
+       minlen = study_chunk(pRExC_state, &scan, &minlen, &fake, scan + RExC_size,
+           &data, -1, NULL, NULL, SCF_DO_STCLASS_AND|SCF_WHILEM_VISITED_POS,0);
+        
+        CHECK_RESTUDY_GOTO;
+
        r->check_substr = r->check_utf8 = r->anchored_substr = r->anchored_utf8
                = r->float_substr = r->float_utf8 = NULL;
        if (!(data.start_class->flags & ANYOF_EOS)
            && !cl_is_anything(data.start_class))
        {
-           const I32 n = add_data(pRExC_state, 1, "f");
+           const U32 n = add_data(pRExC_state, 1, "f");
 
-           Newx(RExC_rx->data->data[n], 1,
+           Newx(RExC_rxi->data->data[n], 1,
                struct regnode_charclass_class);
            StructCopy(data.start_class,
-                      (struct regnode_charclass_class*)RExC_rx->data->data[n],
+                      (struct regnode_charclass_class*)RExC_rxi->data->data[n],
                       struct regnode_charclass_class);
-           r->regstclass = (regnode*)RExC_rx->data->data[n];
-           r->reganch &= ~ROPT_SKIP;   /* Used in find_byclass(). */
+           ri->regstclass = (regnode*)RExC_rxi->data->data[n];
+           r->intflags &= ~PREGf_SKIP; /* Used in find_byclass(). */
            DEBUG_COMPILE_r({ SV* sv = sv_newmortal();
                      regprop(r, sv, (regnode*)data.start_class);
                      PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -3156,21 +4616,294 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
        }
     }
 
-    r->minlen = minlen;
+    /* Guard against an embedded (?=) or (?<=) with a longer minlen than
+       the "real" pattern. */
+    DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r({
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"minlen: %"IVdf" r->minlen:%"IVdf"\n",
+                     (IV)minlen, (IV)r->minlen);
+    });
+    r->minlenret = minlen;
+    if (r->minlen < minlen) 
+        r->minlen = minlen;
+    
     if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_GPOS)
-       r->reganch |= ROPT_GPOS_SEEN;
+       r->extflags |= RXf_GPOS_SEEN;
     if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_LOOKBEHIND)
-       r->reganch |= ROPT_LOOKBEHIND_SEEN;
+       r->extflags |= RXf_LOOKBEHIND_SEEN;
     if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_EVAL)
-       r->reganch |= ROPT_EVAL_SEEN;
+       r->extflags |= RXf_EVAL_SEEN;
     if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_CANY)
-       r->reganch |= ROPT_CANY_SEEN;
+       r->extflags |= RXf_CANY_SEEN;
+    if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_VERBARG)
+       r->intflags |= PREGf_VERBARG_SEEN;
+    if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_CUTGROUP)
+       r->intflags |= PREGf_CUTGROUP_SEEN;
+    if (RExC_paren_names)
+        r->paren_names = (HV*)SvREFCNT_inc(RExC_paren_names);
+    else
+        r->paren_names = NULL;
+    if (r->prelen == 3 && strEQ("\\s+", r->precomp))
+       r->extflags |= RXf_WHITE;
+    else if (r->prelen == 1 && r->precomp[0] == '^')
+        r->extflags |= RXf_START_ONLY;
+
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    if (RExC_paren_names) {
+        ri->name_list_idx = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "p" );
+        ri->data->data[ri->name_list_idx] = (void*)SvREFCNT_inc(RExC_paren_name_list);
+    } else
+#endif
+        ri->name_list_idx = 0;
+
+    if (RExC_recurse_count) {
+        for ( ; RExC_recurse_count ; RExC_recurse_count-- ) {
+            const regnode *scan = RExC_recurse[RExC_recurse_count-1];
+            ARG2L_SET( scan, RExC_open_parens[ARG(scan)-1] - scan );
+        }
+    }
     Newxz(r->startp, RExC_npar, I32);
     Newxz(r->endp, RExC_npar, I32);
-    DEBUG_COMPILE_r(regdump(r));
+    /* assume we don't need to swap parens around before we match */
+
+    DEBUG_DUMP_r({
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"Final program:\n");
+        regdump(r);
+    });
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+    DEBUG_OFFSETS_r(if (ri->u.offsets) {
+        const U32 len = ri->u.offsets[0];
+        U32 i;
+        GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Offsets: [%"UVuf"]\n\t", (UV)ri->u.offsets[0]);
+        for (i = 1; i <= len; i++) {
+            if (ri->u.offsets[i*2-1] || ri->u.offsets[i*2])
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%"UVuf":%"UVuf"[%"UVuf"] ",
+                (UV)i, (UV)ri->u.offsets[i*2-1], (UV)ri->u.offsets[i*2]);
+            }
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n");
+    });
+#endif
     return(r);
 }
 
+#undef RE_ENGINE_PTR
+
+
+SV*
+Perl_reg_named_buff_get(pTHX_ const REGEXP * const rx, SV* namesv, U32 flags)
+{
+    AV *retarray = NULL;
+    SV *ret;
+    if (flags & 1) 
+        retarray=newAV();
+
+    if (rx && rx->paren_names) {
+        HE *he_str = hv_fetch_ent( rx->paren_names, namesv, 0, 0 );
+        if (he_str) {
+            IV i;
+            SV* sv_dat=HeVAL(he_str);
+            I32 *nums=(I32*)SvPVX(sv_dat);
+            for ( i=0; i<SvIVX(sv_dat); i++ ) {
+               if ((I32)(rx->nparens) >= nums[i]
+                       && rx->startp[nums[i]] != -1
+                       && rx->endp[nums[i]] != -1)
+                {
+                    ret = CALLREG_NUMBUF(rx,nums[i],NULL);
+                    if (!retarray)
+                        return ret;
+                } else {
+                    ret = newSVsv(&PL_sv_undef);
+                }
+                if (retarray) {
+                    SvREFCNT_inc(ret);
+                    av_push(retarray, ret);
+                }
+            }
+            if (retarray)
+                return (SV*)retarray;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+SV*
+Perl_reg_numbered_buff_get(pTHX_ const REGEXP * const rx, I32 paren, SV* usesv)
+{
+    char *s = NULL;
+    I32 i = 0;
+    I32 s1, t1;
+    SV *sv = usesv ? usesv : newSVpvs("");
+        
+    if (!rx->subbeg) {
+        sv_setsv(sv,&PL_sv_undef);
+        return sv;
+    } 
+    else               
+    if (paren == -2 && rx->startp[0] != -1) {
+        /* $` */
+       i = rx->startp[0];
+       s = rx->subbeg;
+    }
+    else 
+    if (paren == -1 && rx->endp[0] != -1) {
+        /* $' */
+       s = rx->subbeg + rx->endp[0];
+       i = rx->sublen - rx->endp[0];
+    } 
+    else
+    if ( 0 <= paren && paren <= (I32)rx->nparens &&
+        (s1 = rx->startp[paren]) != -1 &&
+        (t1 = rx->endp[paren]) != -1)
+    {
+        /* $& $1 ... */
+        i = t1 - s1;
+        s = rx->subbeg + s1;
+    } else {
+        sv_setsv(sv,&PL_sv_undef);
+        return sv;
+    }          
+    assert(rx->sublen >= (s - rx->subbeg) + i );
+    if (i >= 0) {
+        const int oldtainted = PL_tainted;
+        TAINT_NOT;
+        sv_setpvn(sv, s, i);
+        PL_tainted = oldtainted;
+        if ( (rx->extflags & RXf_CANY_SEEN)
+            ? (RX_MATCH_UTF8(rx)
+                        && (!i || is_utf8_string((U8*)s, i)))
+            : (RX_MATCH_UTF8(rx)) )
+        {
+            SvUTF8_on(sv);
+        }
+        else
+            SvUTF8_off(sv);
+        if (PL_tainting) {
+            if (RX_MATCH_TAINTED(rx)) {
+                if (SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG) {
+                    MAGIC* const mg = SvMAGIC(sv);
+                    MAGIC* mgt;
+                    PL_tainted = 1;
+                    SvMAGIC_set(sv, mg->mg_moremagic);
+                    SvTAINT(sv);
+                    if ((mgt = SvMAGIC(sv))) {
+                        mg->mg_moremagic = mgt;
+                        SvMAGIC_set(sv, mg);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    PL_tainted = 1;
+                    SvTAINT(sv);
+                }
+            } else 
+                SvTAINTED_off(sv);
+        }
+    } else {
+        sv_setsv(sv,&PL_sv_undef);
+    }
+    return sv;
+}
+
+
+/* Scans the name of a named buffer from the pattern.
+ * If flags is REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL returns null.
+ * If flags is REG_RSN_RETURN_NAME returns an SV* containing the name
+ * If flags is REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA returns the data SV* corresponding
+ * to the parsed name as looked up in the RExC_paren_names hash.
+ * If there is an error throws a vFAIL().. type exception.
+ */
+
+#define REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL    0
+#define REG_RSN_RETURN_NAME    1
+#define REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA    2
+
+STATIC SV*
+S_reg_scan_name(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U32 flags) {
+    char *name_start = RExC_parse;
+
+    if (isIDFIRST_lazy_if(RExC_parse, UTF)) {
+        /* skip IDFIRST by using do...while */
+       if (UTF)
+           do {
+               RExC_parse += UTF8SKIP(RExC_parse);
+           } while (isALNUM_utf8((U8*)RExC_parse));
+       else
+           do {
+               RExC_parse++;
+           } while (isALNUM(*RExC_parse));
+    }
+
+    if ( flags ) {
+        SV* sv_name = sv_2mortal(Perl_newSVpvn(aTHX_ name_start,
+            (int)(RExC_parse - name_start)));
+       if (UTF)
+            SvUTF8_on(sv_name);
+        if ( flags == REG_RSN_RETURN_NAME)
+            return sv_name;
+        else if (flags==REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA) {
+            HE *he_str = NULL;
+            SV *sv_dat = NULL;
+            if ( ! sv_name )      /* should not happen*/
+                Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: no svname in reg_scan_name");
+            if (RExC_paren_names)
+                he_str = hv_fetch_ent( RExC_paren_names, sv_name, 0, 0 );
+            if ( he_str )
+                sv_dat = HeVAL(he_str);
+            if ( ! sv_dat )
+                vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent named group");
+            return sv_dat;
+        }
+        else {
+            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: bad flag in reg_scan_name");
+        }
+        /* NOT REACHED */
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#define DEBUG_PARSE_MSG(funcname)     DEBUG_PARSE_r({           \
+    int rem=(int)(RExC_end - RExC_parse);                       \
+    int cut;                                                    \
+    int num;                                                    \
+    int iscut=0;                                                \
+    if (rem>10) {                                               \
+        rem=10;                                                 \
+        iscut=1;                                                \
+    }                                                           \
+    cut=10-rem;                                                 \
+    if (RExC_lastparse!=RExC_parse)                             \
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log," >%.*s%-*s",              \
+            rem, RExC_parse,                                    \
+            cut + 4,                                            \
+            iscut ? "..." : "<"                                 \
+        );                                                      \
+    else                                                        \
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"%16s","");                \
+                                                                \
+    if (SIZE_ONLY)                                              \
+       num = RExC_size + 1;                                     \
+    else                                                        \
+       num=REG_NODE_NUM(RExC_emit);                             \
+    if (RExC_lastnum!=num)                                      \
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"|%4d",num);                \
+    else                                                        \
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"|%4s","");                 \
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"|%*s%-4s",                    \
+        (int)((depth*2)), "",                                   \
+        (funcname)                                              \
+    );                                                          \
+    RExC_lastnum=num;                                           \
+    RExC_lastparse=RExC_parse;                                  \
+})
+
+
+
+#define DEBUG_PARSE(funcname)     DEBUG_PARSE_r({           \
+    DEBUG_PARSE_MSG((funcname));                            \
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"%4s","\n");               \
+})
+#define DEBUG_PARSE_FMT(funcname,fmt,args)     DEBUG_PARSE_r({           \
+    DEBUG_PARSE_MSG((funcname));                            \
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,fmt "\n",args);               \
+})
 /*
  - reg - regular expression, i.e. main body or parenthesized thing
  *
@@ -3180,8 +4913,19 @@ Perl_pregcomp(pTHX_ char *exp, char *xend, PMOP *pm)
  * is a trifle forced, but the need to tie the tails of the branches to what
  * follows makes it hard to avoid.
  */
+#define REGTAIL(x,y,z) regtail((x),(y),(z),depth+1)
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+#define REGTAIL_STUDY(x,y,z) regtail_study((x),(y),(z),depth+1)
+#else
+#define REGTAIL_STUDY(x,y,z) regtail((x),(y),(z),depth+1)
+#endif
+
+/* this idea is borrowed from STR_WITH_LEN in handy.h */
+#define CHECK_WORD(s,v,l)  \
+    (((sizeof(s)-1)==(l)) && (strnEQ(start_verb, (s ""), (sizeof(s)-1))))
+
 STATIC regnode *
-S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
+S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp,U32 depth)
     /* paren: Parenthesized? 0=top, 1=(, inside: changed to letter. */
 {
     dVAR;
@@ -3194,6 +4938,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
     const I32 oregflags = RExC_flags;
     bool have_branch = 0;
     bool is_open = 0;
+    I32 freeze_paren = 0;
+    I32 after_freeze = 0;
 
     /* for (?g), (?gc), and (?o) warnings; warning
        about (?c) will warn about (?g) -- japhy    */
@@ -3207,14 +4953,121 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
     char * parse_start = RExC_parse; /* MJD */
     char * const oregcomp_parse = RExC_parse;
 
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    DEBUG_PARSE("reg ");
+
+
     *flagp = 0;                                /* Tentatively. */
 
 
     /* Make an OPEN node, if parenthesized. */
     if (paren) {
+        if ( *RExC_parse == '*') { /* (*VERB:ARG) */
+           char *start_verb = RExC_parse;
+           STRLEN verb_len = 0;
+           char *start_arg = NULL;
+           unsigned char op = 0;
+           int argok = 1;
+           int internal_argval = 0; /* internal_argval is only useful if !argok */
+           while ( *RExC_parse && *RExC_parse != ')' ) {
+               if ( *RExC_parse == ':' ) {
+                   start_arg = RExC_parse + 1;
+                   break;
+               }
+               RExC_parse++;
+           }
+           ++start_verb;
+           verb_len = RExC_parse - start_verb;
+           if ( start_arg ) {
+               RExC_parse++;
+               while ( *RExC_parse && *RExC_parse != ')' ) 
+                   RExC_parse++;
+               if ( *RExC_parse != ')' ) 
+                   vFAIL("Unterminated verb pattern argument");
+               if ( RExC_parse == start_arg )
+                   start_arg = NULL;
+           } else {
+               if ( *RExC_parse != ')' )
+                   vFAIL("Unterminated verb pattern");
+           }
+           
+           switch ( *start_verb ) {
+            case 'A':  /* (*ACCEPT) */
+                if ( CHECK_WORD("ACCEPT",start_verb,verb_len) ) {
+                   op = ACCEPT;
+                   internal_argval = RExC_nestroot;
+               }
+               break;
+            case 'C':  /* (*COMMIT) */
+                if ( CHECK_WORD("COMMIT",start_verb,verb_len) )
+                    op = COMMIT;
+                break;
+            case 'F':  /* (*FAIL) */
+                if ( verb_len==1 || CHECK_WORD("FAIL",start_verb,verb_len) ) {
+                   op = OPFAIL;
+                   argok = 0;
+               }
+               break;
+            case ':':  /* (*:NAME) */
+           case 'M':  /* (*MARK:NAME) */
+               if ( verb_len==0 || CHECK_WORD("MARK",start_verb,verb_len) ) {
+                    op = MARKPOINT;
+                    argok = -1;
+                }
+                break;
+            case 'P':  /* (*PRUNE) */
+                if ( CHECK_WORD("PRUNE",start_verb,verb_len) )
+                    op = PRUNE;
+                break;
+            case 'S':   /* (*SKIP) */  
+                if ( CHECK_WORD("SKIP",start_verb,verb_len) ) 
+                    op = SKIP;
+                break;
+            case 'T':  /* (*THEN) */
+                /* [19:06] <TimToady> :: is then */
+                if ( CHECK_WORD("THEN",start_verb,verb_len) ) {
+                    op = CUTGROUP;
+                    RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_CUTGROUP;
+                }
+                break;
+           }
+           if ( ! op ) {
+               RExC_parse++;
+               vFAIL3("Unknown verb pattern '%.*s'",
+                   verb_len, start_verb);
+           }
+           if ( argok ) {
+                if ( start_arg && internal_argval ) {
+                   vFAIL3("Verb pattern '%.*s' may not have an argument",
+                       verb_len, start_verb); 
+               } else if ( argok < 0 && !start_arg ) {
+                    vFAIL3("Verb pattern '%.*s' has a mandatory argument",
+                       verb_len, start_verb);    
+               } else {
+                   ret = reganode(pRExC_state, op, internal_argval);
+                   if ( ! internal_argval && ! SIZE_ONLY ) {
+                        if (start_arg) {
+                            SV *sv = newSVpvn( start_arg, RExC_parse - start_arg);
+                            ARG(ret) = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "S" );
+                            RExC_rxi->data->data[ARG(ret)]=(void*)sv;
+                            ret->flags = 0;
+                        } else {
+                            ret->flags = 1; 
+                        }
+                    }              
+               }
+               if (!internal_argval)
+                   RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_VERBARG;
+           } else if ( start_arg ) {
+               vFAIL3("Verb pattern '%.*s' may not have an argument",
+                       verb_len, start_verb);    
+           } else {
+               ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, op);
+           }
+           nextchar(pRExC_state);
+           return ret;
+        } else 
        if (*RExC_parse == '?') { /* (?...) */
-           U32 posflags = 0, negflags = 0;
-           U32 *flagsp = &posflags;
            bool is_logical = 0;
            const char * const seqstart = RExC_parse;
 
@@ -3222,16 +5075,143 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
            paren = *RExC_parse++;
            ret = NULL;                 /* For look-ahead/behind. */
            switch (paren) {
-           case '<':           /* (?<...) */
-               RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_LOOKBEHIND;
+
+           case 'P':   /* (?P...) variants for those used to PCRE/Python */
+               paren = *RExC_parse++;
+               if ( paren == '<')         /* (?P<...>) named capture */
+                   goto named_capture;
+                else if (paren == '>') {   /* (?P>name) named recursion */
+                    goto named_recursion;
+                }
+                else if (paren == '=') {   /* (?P=...)  named backref */
+                    /* this pretty much dupes the code for \k<NAME> in regatom(), if
+                       you change this make sure you change that */
+                    char* name_start = RExC_parse;
+                   U32 num = 0;
+                    SV *sv_dat = reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                        SIZE_ONLY ? REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL : REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA);
+                    if (RExC_parse == name_start || *RExC_parse != ')')
+                        vFAIL2("Sequence %.3s... not terminated",parse_start);
+
+                    if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                        num = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "S" );
+                        RExC_rxi->data->data[num]=(void*)sv_dat;
+                        SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dat);
+                    }
+                    RExC_sawback = 1;
+                    ret = reganode(pRExC_state,
+                          (U8)(FOLD ? (LOC ? NREFFL : NREFF) : NREF),
+                          num);
+                    *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
+
+                    Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start+1);
+                    Set_Node_Cur_Length(ret); /* MJD */
+
+                    nextchar(pRExC_state);
+                    return ret;
+                }
+                RExC_parse++;
+               vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
+               /*NOTREACHED*/
+            case '<':           /* (?<...) */
                if (*RExC_parse == '!')
                    paren = ',';
-               if (*RExC_parse != '=' && *RExC_parse != '!')
-                   goto unknown;
+               else if (*RExC_parse != '=') 
+              named_capture:
+               {               /* (?<...>) */
+                   char *name_start;
+                   SV *svname;
+                   paren= '>';
+            case '\'':          /* (?'...') */
+                   name_start= RExC_parse;
+                   svname = reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                       SIZE_ONLY ?  /* reverse test from the others */
+                       REG_RSN_RETURN_NAME : 
+                       REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL);
+                   if (RExC_parse == name_start) {
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
+                       /*NOTREACHED*/
+                    }
+                   if (*RExC_parse != paren)
+                       vFAIL2("Sequence (?%c... not terminated",
+                           paren=='>' ? '<' : paren);
+                   if (SIZE_ONLY) {
+                       HE *he_str;
+                       SV *sv_dat = NULL;
+                        if (!svname) /* shouldnt happen */
+                            Perl_croak(aTHX_
+                                "panic: reg_scan_name returned NULL");
+                        if (!RExC_paren_names) {
+                            RExC_paren_names= newHV();
+                            sv_2mortal((SV*)RExC_paren_names);
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+                            RExC_paren_name_list= newAV();
+                            sv_2mortal((SV*)RExC_paren_name_list);
+#endif
+                        }
+                        he_str = hv_fetch_ent( RExC_paren_names, svname, 1, 0 );
+                        if ( he_str )
+                            sv_dat = HeVAL(he_str);
+                        if ( ! sv_dat ) {
+                            /* croak baby croak */
+                            Perl_croak(aTHX_
+                                "panic: paren_name hash element allocation failed");
+                        } else if ( SvPOK(sv_dat) ) {
+                            /* (?|...) can mean we have dupes so scan to check
+                               its already been stored. Maybe a flag indicating
+                               we are inside such a construct would be useful,
+                               but the arrays are likely to be quite small, so
+                               for now we punt -- dmq */
+                            IV count = SvIV(sv_dat);
+                            I32 *pv = (I32*)SvPVX(sv_dat);
+                            IV i;
+                            for ( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ ) {
+                                if ( pv[i] == RExC_npar ) {
+                                    count = 0;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if ( count ) {
+                                pv = (I32*)SvGROW(sv_dat, SvCUR(sv_dat) + sizeof(I32)+1);
+                                SvCUR_set(sv_dat, SvCUR(sv_dat) + sizeof(I32));
+                                pv[count] = RExC_npar;
+                                SvIVX(sv_dat)++;
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            (void)SvUPGRADE(sv_dat,SVt_PVNV);
+                            sv_setpvn(sv_dat, (char *)&(RExC_npar), sizeof(I32));
+                            SvIOK_on(sv_dat);
+                            SvIVX(sv_dat)= 1;
+                        }
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+                        if (!av_store(RExC_paren_name_list, RExC_npar, SvREFCNT_inc(svname)))
+                            SvREFCNT_dec(svname);
+#endif
+
+                        /*sv_dump(sv_dat);*/
+                    }
+                    nextchar(pRExC_state);
+                   paren = 1;
+                   goto capturing_parens;
+               }
+                RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_LOOKBEHIND;
                RExC_parse++;
            case '=':           /* (?=...) */
            case '!':           /* (?!...) */
                RExC_seen_zerolen++;
+               if (*RExC_parse == ')') {
+                   ret=reg_node(pRExC_state, OPFAIL);
+                   nextchar(pRExC_state);
+                   return ret;
+               }
+               break;
+           case '|':           /* (?|...) */
+               /* branch reset, behave like a (?:...) except that
+                  buffers in alternations share the same numbers */
+               paren = ':'; 
+               after_freeze = freeze_paren = RExC_npar;
+               break;
            case ':':           /* (?:...) */
            case '>':           /* (?>...) */
                break;
@@ -3247,19 +5227,112 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                nextchar(pRExC_state);
                *flagp = TRYAGAIN;
                return NULL;
-           case 'p':           /* (?p...) */
-               if (SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN2(WARN_DEPRECATED, WARN_REGEXP))
-                   vWARNdep(RExC_parse, "(?p{}) is deprecated - use (??{})");
-               /* FALL THROUGH*/
+           case '0' :           /* (?0) */
+           case 'R' :           /* (?R) */
+               if (*RExC_parse != ')')
+                   FAIL("Sequence (?R) not terminated");
+               ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, GOSTART);
+               *flagp |= POSTPONED;
+               nextchar(pRExC_state);
+               return ret;
+               /*notreached*/
+            { /* named and numeric backreferences */
+                I32 num;
+            case '&':            /* (?&NAME) */
+                parse_start = RExC_parse - 1;
+              named_recursion:
+                {
+                   SV *sv_dat = reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                       SIZE_ONLY ? REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL : REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA);
+                    num = sv_dat ? *((I32 *)SvPVX(sv_dat)) : 0;
+                }
+                goto gen_recurse_regop;
+                /* NOT REACHED */
+            case '+':
+                if (!(RExC_parse[0] >= '1' && RExC_parse[0] <= '9')) {
+                    RExC_parse++;
+                    vFAIL("Illegal pattern");
+                }
+                goto parse_recursion;
+                /* NOT REACHED*/
+            case '-': /* (?-1) */
+                if (!(RExC_parse[0] >= '1' && RExC_parse[0] <= '9')) {
+                    RExC_parse--; /* rewind to let it be handled later */
+                    goto parse_flags;
+                } 
+                /*FALLTHROUGH */
+            case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': /* (?1) */
+           case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+               RExC_parse--;
+              parse_recursion:
+               num = atoi(RExC_parse);
+               parse_start = RExC_parse - 1; /* MJD */
+               if (*RExC_parse == '-')
+                   RExC_parse++;
+               while (isDIGIT(*RExC_parse))
+                       RExC_parse++;
+               if (*RExC_parse!=')') 
+                   vFAIL("Expecting close bracket");
+                       
+              gen_recurse_regop:
+                if ( paren == '-' ) {
+                    /*
+                    Diagram of capture buffer numbering.
+                    Top line is the normal capture buffer numbers
+                    Botton line is the negative indexing as from
+                    the X (the (?-2))
+
+                    +   1 2    3 4 5 X          6 7
+                       /(a(x)y)(a(b(c(?-2)d)e)f)(g(h))/
+                    -   5 4    3 2 1 X          x x
+
+                    */
+                    num = RExC_npar + num;
+                    if (num < 1)  {
+                        RExC_parse++;
+                        vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent group");
+                    }
+                } else if ( paren == '+' ) {
+                    num = RExC_npar + num - 1;
+                }
+
+                ret = reganode(pRExC_state, GOSUB, num);
+                if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                   if (num > (I32)RExC_rx->nparens) {
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent group");
+                   }
+                   ARG2L_SET( ret, RExC_recurse_count++);
+                    RExC_emit++;
+                   DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "Recurse #%"UVuf" to %"IVdf"\n", (UV)ARG(ret), (IV)ARG2L(ret)));
+               } else {
+                   RExC_size++;
+               }
+               RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_RECURSE;
+                Set_Node_Length(ret, 1 + regarglen[OP(ret)]); /* MJD */
+               Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start); /* MJD */
+
+                *flagp |= POSTPONED;
+                nextchar(pRExC_state);
+                return ret;
+            } /* named and numeric backreferences */
+            /* NOT REACHED */
+
            case '?':           /* (??...) */
                is_logical = 1;
-               if (*RExC_parse != '{')
-                   goto unknown;
+               if (*RExC_parse != '{') {
+                   RExC_parse++;
+                   vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
+                   /*NOTREACHED*/
+               }
+               *flagp |= POSTPONED;
                paren = *RExC_parse++;
                /* FALL THROUGH */
            case '{':           /* (?{...}) */
            {
-               I32 count = 1, n = 0;
+               I32 count = 1;
+               U32 n = 0;
                char c;
                char *s = RExC_parse;
 
@@ -3294,9 +5367,9 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                    LEAVE;
 
                    n = add_data(pRExC_state, 3, "nop");
-                   RExC_rx->data->data[n] = (void*)rop;
-                   RExC_rx->data->data[n+1] = (void*)sop;
-                   RExC_rx->data->data[n+2] = (void*)pad;
+                   RExC_rxi->data->data[n] = (void*)rop;
+                   RExC_rxi->data->data[n+1] = (void*)sop;
+                   RExC_rxi->data->data[n+2] = (void*)pad;
                    SvREFCNT_dec(sv);
                }
                else {                                          /* First pass */
@@ -3318,7 +5391,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                    ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, LOGICAL);
                    if (!SIZE_ONLY)
                        ret->flags = 2;
-                   regtail(pRExC_state, ret, reganode(pRExC_state, EVAL, n));
+                    REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, reganode(pRExC_state, EVAL, n));
                     /* deal with the length of this later - MJD */
                    return ret;
                }
@@ -3329,6 +5402,7 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
            }
            case '(':           /* (?(?{...})...) and (?(?=...)...) */
            {
+               int is_define= 0;
                if (RExC_parse[0] == '?') {        /* (?(?...)) */
                    if (RExC_parse[1] == '=' || RExC_parse[1] == '!'
                        || RExC_parse[1] == '<'
@@ -3338,10 +5412,59 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                        ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, LOGICAL);
                        if (!SIZE_ONLY)
                            ret->flags = 1;
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, ret, reg(pRExC_state, 1, &flag));
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, reg(pRExC_state, 1, &flag,depth+1));
                        goto insert_if;
                    }
                }
+               else if ( RExC_parse[0] == '<'     /* (?(<NAME>)...) */
+                        || RExC_parse[0] == '\'' ) /* (?('NAME')...) */
+               {
+                   char ch = RExC_parse[0] == '<' ? '>' : '\'';
+                   char *name_start= RExC_parse++;
+                   U32 num = 0;
+                   SV *sv_dat=reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                       SIZE_ONLY ? REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL : REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA);
+                   if (RExC_parse == name_start || *RExC_parse != ch)
+                        vFAIL2("Sequence (?(%c... not terminated",
+                            (ch == '>' ? '<' : ch));
+                    RExC_parse++;
+                   if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                        num = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "S" );
+                        RExC_rxi->data->data[num]=(void*)sv_dat;
+                        SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dat);
+                    }
+                    ret = reganode(pRExC_state,NGROUPP,num);
+                    goto insert_if_check_paren;
+               }
+               else if (RExC_parse[0] == 'D' &&
+                        RExC_parse[1] == 'E' &&
+                        RExC_parse[2] == 'F' &&
+                        RExC_parse[3] == 'I' &&
+                        RExC_parse[4] == 'N' &&
+                        RExC_parse[5] == 'E')
+               {
+                   ret = reganode(pRExC_state,DEFINEP,0);
+                   RExC_parse +=6 ;
+                   is_define = 1;
+                   goto insert_if_check_paren;
+               }
+               else if (RExC_parse[0] == 'R') {
+                   RExC_parse++;
+                   parno = 0;
+                   if (RExC_parse[0] >= '1' && RExC_parse[0] <= '9' ) {
+                       parno = atoi(RExC_parse++);
+                       while (isDIGIT(*RExC_parse))
+                           RExC_parse++;
+                   } else if (RExC_parse[0] == '&') {
+                       SV *sv_dat;
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       sv_dat = reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                           SIZE_ONLY ? REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL : REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA);
+                       parno = sv_dat ? *((I32 *)SvPVX(sv_dat)) : 0;
+                   }
+                   ret = reganode(pRExC_state,INSUBP,parno); 
+                   goto insert_if_check_paren;
+               }
                else if (RExC_parse[0] >= '1' && RExC_parse[0] <= '9' ) {
                     /* (?(1)...) */
                    char c;
@@ -3351,22 +5474,25 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                        RExC_parse++;
                     ret = reganode(pRExC_state, GROUPP, parno);
 
+                 insert_if_check_paren:
                    if ((c = *nextchar(pRExC_state)) != ')')
                        vFAIL("Switch condition not recognized");
                  insert_if:
-                   regtail(pRExC_state, ret, reganode(pRExC_state, IFTHEN, 0));
-                   br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1);
+                    REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, reganode(pRExC_state, IFTHEN, 0));
+                    br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1,depth+1);
                    if (br == NULL)
                        br = reganode(pRExC_state, LONGJMP, 0);
                    else
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, br, reganode(pRExC_state, LONGJMP, 0));
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, br, reganode(pRExC_state, LONGJMP, 0));
                    c = *nextchar(pRExC_state);
                    if (flags&HASWIDTH)
                        *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
                    if (c == '|') {
+                       if (is_define) 
+                           vFAIL("(?(DEFINE)....) does not allow branches");
                        lastbr = reganode(pRExC_state, IFTHEN, 0); /* Fake one for optimizer. */
-                       regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1);
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, ret, lastbr);
+                        regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1,depth+1);
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, lastbr);
                        if (flags&HASWIDTH)
                            *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
                        c = *nextchar(pRExC_state);
@@ -3376,13 +5502,16 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                    if (c != ')')
                        vFAIL("Switch (?(condition)... contains too many branches");
                    ender = reg_node(pRExC_state, TAIL);
-                   regtail(pRExC_state, br, ender);
+                    REGTAIL(pRExC_state, br, ender);
                    if (lastbr) {
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, lastbr, ender);
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(lastbr)), ender);
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, lastbr, ender);
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(lastbr)), ender);
                    }
                    else
-                       regtail(pRExC_state, ret, ender);
+                        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, ender);
+                    RExC_size++; /* XXX WHY do we need this?!!
+                                    For large programs it seems to be required
+                                    but I can't figure out why. -- dmq*/
                    return ret;
                }
                else {
@@ -3394,13 +5523,20 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                 vFAIL("Sequence (? incomplete");
                 break;
            default:
-               --RExC_parse;
-             parse_flags:      /* (?i) */
-               while (*RExC_parse && strchr("iogcmsx", *RExC_parse)) {
+               --RExC_parse;
+               parse_flags:      /* (?i) */  
+           {
+                U32 posflags = 0, negflags = 0;
+               U32 *flagsp = &posflags;
+
+               while (*RExC_parse) {
+                   /* && strchr("iogcmsx", *RExC_parse) */
                    /* (?g), (?gc) and (?o) are useless here
                       and must be globally applied -- japhy */
-
-                   if (*RExC_parse == 'o' || *RExC_parse == 'g') {
+                    switch (*RExC_parse) {
+                   CASE_STD_PMMOD_FLAGS_PARSE_SET(flagsp);
+                    case 'o':
+                    case 'g':
                        if (SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
                            const I32 wflagbit = *RExC_parse == 'o' ? WASTED_O : WASTED_G;
                            if (! (wastedflags & wflagbit) ) {
@@ -3415,8 +5551,9 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                                );
                            }
                        }
-                   }
-                   else if (*RExC_parse == 'c') {
+                       break;
+                       
+                   case 'c':
                        if (SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
                            if (! (wastedflags & WASTED_C) ) {
                                wastedflags |= WASTED_GC;
@@ -3428,38 +5565,66 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
                                );
                            }
                        }
-                   }
-                   else { pmflag(flagsp, *RExC_parse); }
-
-                   ++RExC_parse;
-               }
-               if (*RExC_parse == '-') {
-                   flagsp = &negflags;
-                   wastedflags = 0;  /* reset so (?g-c) warns twice */
+                       break;
+                   case 'k':
+                        if (flagsp == &negflags) {
+                            if (SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP))
+                                vWARN(RExC_parse + 1,"Useless use of (?-k)");
+                        } else {
+                            *flagsp |= RXf_PMf_KEEPCOPY;
+                        }
+                       break;
+                    case '-':
+                        if (flagsp == &negflags) {
+                            RExC_parse++;
+                           vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
+                           /*NOTREACHED*/
+                       }
+                       flagsp = &negflags;
+                       wastedflags = 0;  /* reset so (?g-c) warns twice */
+                       break;
+                    case ':':
+                       paren = ':';
+                       /*FALLTHROUGH*/
+                    case ')':
+                        RExC_flags |= posflags;
+                        RExC_flags &= ~negflags;
+                        nextchar(pRExC_state);
+                       if (paren != ':') {
+                           *flagp = TRYAGAIN;
+                           return NULL;
+                       } else {
+                            ret = NULL;
+                           goto parse_rest;
+                       }
+                       /*NOTREACHED*/
+                    default:
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
+                       /*NOTREACHED*/
+                    }                           
                    ++RExC_parse;
-                   goto parse_flags;
-               }
-               RExC_flags |= posflags;
-               RExC_flags &= ~negflags;
-               if (*RExC_parse == ':') {
-                   RExC_parse++;
-                   paren = ':';
-                   break;
-               }               
-             unknown:
-               if (*RExC_parse != ')') {
-                   RExC_parse++;
-                   vFAIL3("Sequence (%.*s...) not recognized", RExC_parse-seqstart, seqstart);
                }
-               nextchar(pRExC_state);
-               *flagp = TRYAGAIN;
-               return NULL;
-           }
+           }} /* one for the default block, one for the switch */
        }
        else {                  /* (...) */
+         capturing_parens:
            parno = RExC_npar;
            RExC_npar++;
+           
            ret = reganode(pRExC_state, OPEN, parno);
+           if (!SIZE_ONLY ){
+               if (!RExC_nestroot) 
+                   RExC_nestroot = parno;
+               if (RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_RECURSE
+                   && !RExC_open_parens[parno-1])
+               {
+                   DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "Setting open paren #%"IVdf" to %d\n", 
+                       (IV)parno, REG_NODE_NUM(ret)));
+                   RExC_open_parens[parno-1]= ret;
+               }
+           }
             Set_Node_Length(ret, 1); /* MJD */
             Set_Node_Offset(ret, RExC_parse); /* MJD */
            is_open = 1;
@@ -3467,20 +5632,21 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
     }
     else                        /* ! paren */
        ret = NULL;
-
+   
+   parse_rest:
     /* Pick up the branches, linking them together. */
     parse_start = RExC_parse;   /* MJD */
-    br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1);
+    br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 1,depth+1);
     /*     branch_len = (paren != 0); */
 
     if (br == NULL)
        return(NULL);
     if (*RExC_parse == '|') {
        if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_extralen) {
-           reginsert(pRExC_state, BRANCHJ, br);
+           reginsert(pRExC_state, BRANCHJ, br, depth+1);
        }
        else {                  /* MJD */
-           reginsert(pRExC_state, BRANCH, br);
+           reginsert(pRExC_state, BRANCH, br, depth+1);
             Set_Node_Length(br, paren != 0);
             Set_Node_Offset_To_R(br-RExC_emit_start, parse_start-RExC_start);
         }
@@ -3492,29 +5658,32 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
        *flagp |= flags&SIMPLE;
     }
     if (is_open) {                             /* Starts with OPEN. */
-       regtail(pRExC_state, ret, br);          /* OPEN -> first. */
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, br);          /* OPEN -> first. */
     }
     else if (paren != '?')             /* Not Conditional */
        ret = br;
-    *flagp |= flags & (SPSTART | HASWIDTH);
+    *flagp |= flags & (SPSTART | HASWIDTH | POSTPONED);
     lastbr = br;
     while (*RExC_parse == '|') {
        if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_extralen) {
            ender = reganode(pRExC_state, LONGJMP,0);
-           regtail(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(lastbr)), ender); /* Append to the previous. */
+            REGTAIL(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(lastbr)), ender); /* Append to the previous. */
        }
        if (SIZE_ONLY)
            RExC_extralen += 2;         /* Account for LONGJMP. */
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
-       br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 0);
+       if (freeze_paren) {
+           if (RExC_npar > after_freeze)
+               after_freeze = RExC_npar;
+            RExC_npar = freeze_paren;      
+        }
+        br = regbranch(pRExC_state, &flags, 0, depth+1);
 
        if (br == NULL)
            return(NULL);
-       regtail(pRExC_state, lastbr, br);               /* BRANCH -> BRANCH. */
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, lastbr, br);               /* BRANCH -> BRANCH. */
        lastbr = br;
-       if (flags&HASWIDTH)
-           *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
-       *flagp |= flags&SPSTART;
+       *flagp |= flags & (SPSTART | HASWIDTH | POSTPONED);
     }
 
     if (have_branch || paren != ':') {
@@ -3525,6 +5694,14 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
            break;
        case 1:
            ender = reganode(pRExC_state, CLOSE, parno);
+           if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_seen & REG_SEEN_RECURSE) {
+               DEBUG_OPTIMISE_MORE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "Setting close paren #%"IVdf" to %d\n", 
+                       (IV)parno, REG_NODE_NUM(ender)));
+               RExC_close_parens[parno-1]= ender;
+               if (RExC_nestroot == parno) 
+                   RExC_nestroot = 0;
+           }       
             Set_Node_Offset(ender,RExC_parse+1); /* MJD */
             Set_Node_Length(ender,1); /* MJD */
            break;
@@ -3539,14 +5716,27 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
            break;
        case 0:
            ender = reg_node(pRExC_state, END);
+           if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                assert(!RExC_opend); /* there can only be one! */
+                RExC_opend = ender;
+            }
            break;
        }
-       regtail(pRExC_state, lastbr, ender);
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, lastbr, ender);
+
+       if (have_branch && !SIZE_ONLY) {
+           if (depth==1)
+               RExC_seen |= REG_TOP_LEVEL_BRANCHES;
 
-       if (have_branch) {
            /* Hook the tails of the branches to the closing node. */
-           for (br = ret; br != NULL; br = regnext(br)) {
-               regoptail(pRExC_state, br, ender);
+           for (br = ret; br; br = regnext(br)) {
+               const U8 op = PL_regkind[OP(br)];
+               if (op == BRANCH) {
+                    REGTAIL_STUDY(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(br), ender);
+               }
+               else if (op == BRANCHJ) {
+                    REGTAIL_STUDY(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(br)), ender);
+               }
            }
        }
     }
@@ -3561,11 +5751,11 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
 
            if (paren == '>')
                node = SUSPEND, flag = 0;
-           reginsert(pRExC_state, node,ret);
+           reginsert(pRExC_state, node,ret, depth+1);
            Set_Node_Cur_Length(ret);
            Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start + 1);
            ret->flags = flag;
-           regtail(pRExC_state, ret, reg_node(pRExC_state, TAIL));
+            REGTAIL_STUDY(pRExC_state, ret, reg_node(pRExC_state, TAIL));
        }
     }
 
@@ -3586,7 +5776,8 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
            FAIL("Junk on end of regexp");      /* "Can't happen". */
        /* NOTREACHED */
     }
-
+    if (after_freeze)
+        RExC_npar = after_freeze;
     return(ret);
 }
 
@@ -3596,14 +5787,15 @@ S_reg(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 paren, I32 *flagp)
  * Implements the concatenation operator.
  */
 STATIC regnode *
-S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first)
+S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     register regnode *ret;
     register regnode *chain = NULL;
     register regnode *latest;
     I32 flags = 0, c = 0;
-
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    DEBUG_PARSE("brnc");
     if (first)
        ret = NULL;
     else {
@@ -3624,7 +5816,7 @@ S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first)
     nextchar(pRExC_state);
     while (RExC_parse < RExC_end && *RExC_parse != '|' && *RExC_parse != ')') {
        flags &= ~TRYAGAIN;
-       latest = regpiece(pRExC_state, &flags);
+        latest = regpiece(pRExC_state, &flags,depth+1);
        if (latest == NULL) {
            if (flags & TRYAGAIN)
                continue;
@@ -3632,12 +5824,12 @@ S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first)
        }
        else if (ret == NULL)
            ret = latest;
-       *flagp |= flags&HASWIDTH;
+       *flagp |= flags&(HASWIDTH|POSTPONED);
        if (chain == NULL)      /* First piece. */
            *flagp |= flags&SPSTART;
        else {
            RExC_naughty++;
-           regtail(pRExC_state, chain, latest);
+            REGTAIL(pRExC_state, chain, latest);
        }
        chain = latest;
        c++;
@@ -3664,7 +5856,7 @@ S_regbranch(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, I32 first)
  * endmarker role is not redundant.
  */
 STATIC regnode *
-S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
+S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     register regnode *ret;
@@ -3672,12 +5864,14 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
     register char *next;
     I32 flags;
     const char * const origparse = RExC_parse;
-    char *maxpos;
     I32 min;
     I32 max = REG_INFTY;
     char *parse_start;
+    const char *maxpos = NULL;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    DEBUG_PARSE("piec");
 
-    ret = regatom(pRExC_state, &flags);
+    ret = regatom(pRExC_state, &flags,depth+1);
     if (ret == NULL) {
        if (flags & TRYAGAIN)
            *flagp |= TRYAGAIN;
@@ -3687,9 +5881,9 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
     op = *RExC_parse;
 
     if (op == '{' && regcurly(RExC_parse)) {
+       maxpos = NULL;
         parse_start = RExC_parse; /* MJD */
        next = RExC_parse + 1;
-       maxpos = NULL;
        while (isDIGIT(*next) || *next == ',') {
            if (*next == ',') {
                if (maxpos)
@@ -3719,21 +5913,21 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
        do_curly:
            if ((flags&SIMPLE)) {
                RExC_naughty += 2 + RExC_naughty / 2;
-               reginsert(pRExC_state, CURLY, ret);
+               reginsert(pRExC_state, CURLY, ret, depth+1);
                 Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start+1); /* MJD */
                 Set_Node_Cur_Length(ret);
            }
            else {
-               regnode *w = reg_node(pRExC_state, WHILEM);
+               regnode * const w = reg_node(pRExC_state, WHILEM);
 
                w->flags = 0;
-               regtail(pRExC_state, ret, w);
+                REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, w);
                if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_extralen) {
-                   reginsert(pRExC_state, LONGJMP,ret);
-                   reginsert(pRExC_state, NOTHING,ret);
+                   reginsert(pRExC_state, LONGJMP,ret, depth+1);
+                   reginsert(pRExC_state, NOTHING,ret, depth+1);
                    NEXT_OFF(ret) = 3;  /* Go over LONGJMP. */
                }
-               reginsert(pRExC_state, CURLYX,ret);
+               reginsert(pRExC_state, CURLYX,ret, depth+1);
                                 /* MJD hk */
                 Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start+1);
                 Set_Node_Length(ret,
@@ -3741,7 +5935,7 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
 
                if (!SIZE_ONLY && RExC_extralen)
                    NEXT_OFF(ret) = 3;  /* Go over NOTHING to LONGJMP. */
-               regtail(pRExC_state, ret, reg_node(pRExC_state, NOTHING));
+                REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, reg_node(pRExC_state, NOTHING));
                if (SIZE_ONLY)
                    RExC_whilem_seen++, RExC_extralen += 3;
                RExC_naughty += 4 + RExC_naughty;       /* compound interest */
@@ -3790,7 +5984,7 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
     *flagp = (op != '+') ? (WORST|SPSTART|HASWIDTH) : (WORST|HASWIDTH);
 
     if (op == '*' && (flags&SIMPLE)) {
-       reginsert(pRExC_state, STAR, ret);
+       reginsert(pRExC_state, STAR, ret, depth+1);
        ret->flags = 0;
        RExC_naughty += 4;
     }
@@ -3799,7 +5993,7 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
        goto do_curly;
     }
     else if (op == '+' && (flags&SIMPLE)) {
-       reginsert(pRExC_state, PLUS, ret);
+       reginsert(pRExC_state, PLUS, ret, depth+1);
        ret->flags = 0;
        RExC_naughty += 3;
     }
@@ -3812,19 +6006,34 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
        goto do_curly;
     }
   nest_check:
-    if (!SIZE_ONLY && !(flags&HASWIDTH) && max > REG_INFTY/3 && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
+    if (!SIZE_ONLY && !(flags&(HASWIDTH|POSTPONED)) && max > REG_INFTY/3 && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
        vWARN3(RExC_parse,
               "%.*s matches null string many times",
               (int)(RExC_parse >= origparse ? RExC_parse - origparse : 0),
               origparse);
     }
 
-    if (*RExC_parse == '?') {
+    if (RExC_parse < RExC_end && *RExC_parse == '?') {
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
-       reginsert(pRExC_state, MINMOD, ret);
-       regtail(pRExC_state, ret, ret + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
+       reginsert(pRExC_state, MINMOD, ret, depth+1);
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, ret + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
+    }
+#ifndef REG_ALLOW_MINMOD_SUSPEND
+    else
+#endif
+    if (RExC_parse < RExC_end && *RExC_parse == '+') {
+        regnode *ender;
+        nextchar(pRExC_state);
+        ender = reg_node(pRExC_state, SUCCEED);
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, ender);
+        reginsert(pRExC_state, SUSPEND, ret, depth+1);
+        ret->flags = 0;
+        ender = reg_node(pRExC_state, TAIL);
+        REGTAIL(pRExC_state, ret, ender);
+        /*ret= ender;*/
     }
-    if (ISMULT2(RExC_parse)) {
+
+    if (RExC_parse < RExC_end && ISMULT2(RExC_parse)) {
        RExC_parse++;
        vFAIL("Nested quantifiers");
     }
@@ -3832,33 +6041,352 @@ S_regpiece(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
     return(ret);
 }
 
+
+/* reg_namedseq(pRExC_state,UVp)
+   
+   This is expected to be called by a parser routine that has 
+   recognized'\N' and needs to handle the rest. RExC_parse is 
+   expected to point at the first char following the N at the time
+   of the call.
+   
+   If valuep is non-null then it is assumed that we are parsing inside 
+   of a charclass definition and the first codepoint in the resolved
+   string is returned via *valuep and the routine will return NULL. 
+   In this mode if a multichar string is returned from the charnames 
+   handler a warning will be issued, and only the first char in the 
+   sequence will be examined. If the string returned is zero length
+   then the value of *valuep is undefined and NON-NULL will 
+   be returned to indicate failure. (This will NOT be a valid pointer 
+   to a regnode.)
+   
+   If value is null then it is assumed that we are parsing normal text
+   and inserts a new EXACT node into the program containing the resolved
+   string and returns a pointer to the new node. If the string is 
+   zerolength a NOTHING node is emitted.
+   
+   On success RExC_parse is set to the char following the endbrace.
+   Parsing failures will generate a fatal errorvia vFAIL(...)
+   
+   NOTE: We cache all results from the charnames handler locally in 
+   the RExC_charnames hash (created on first use) to prevent a charnames 
+   handler from playing silly-buggers and returning a short string and 
+   then a long string for a given pattern. Since the regexp program 
+   size is calculated during an initial parse this would result
+   in a buffer overrun so we cache to prevent the charname result from
+   changing during the course of the parse.
+   
+ */
+STATIC regnode *
+S_reg_namedseq(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, UV *valuep) 
+{
+    char * name;        /* start of the content of the name */
+    char * endbrace;    /* endbrace following the name */
+    SV *sv_str = NULL;  
+    SV *sv_name = NULL;
+    STRLEN len; /* this has various purposes throughout the code */
+    bool cached = 0; /* if this is true then we shouldn't refcount dev sv_str */
+    regnode *ret = NULL;
+    
+    if (*RExC_parse != '{') {
+        vFAIL("Missing braces on \\N{}");
+    }
+    name = RExC_parse+1;
+    endbrace = strchr(RExC_parse, '}');
+    if ( ! endbrace ) {
+        RExC_parse++;
+        vFAIL("Missing right brace on \\N{}");
+    } 
+    RExC_parse = endbrace + 1;  
+    
+    
+    /* RExC_parse points at the beginning brace, 
+       endbrace points at the last */
+    if ( name[0]=='U' && name[1]=='+' ) {
+        /* its a "unicode hex" notation {U+89AB} */
+        I32 fl = PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES
+            | PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX
+            | (SIZE_ONLY ? PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT : 0);
+        UV cp;
+        len = (STRLEN)(endbrace - name - 2);
+        cp = grok_hex(name + 2, &len, &fl, NULL);
+        if ( len != (STRLEN)(endbrace - name - 2) ) {
+            cp = 0xFFFD;
+        }    
+        if (cp > 0xff)
+            RExC_utf8 = 1;
+        if ( valuep ) {
+            *valuep = cp;
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        sv_str= Perl_newSVpvf_nocontext("%c",(int)cp);
+    } else {
+        /* fetch the charnames handler for this scope */
+        HV * const table = GvHV(PL_hintgv);
+        SV **cvp= table ? 
+            hv_fetchs(table, "charnames", FALSE) :
+            NULL;
+        SV *cv= cvp ? *cvp : NULL;
+        HE *he_str;
+        int count;
+        /* create an SV with the name as argument */
+        sv_name = newSVpvn(name, endbrace - name);
+        
+        if (!table || !(PL_hints & HINT_LOCALIZE_HH)) {
+            vFAIL2("Constant(\\N{%s}) unknown: "
+                  "(possibly a missing \"use charnames ...\")",
+                  SvPVX(sv_name));
+        }
+        if (!cvp || !SvOK(*cvp)) { /* when $^H{charnames} = undef; */
+            vFAIL2("Constant(\\N{%s}): "
+                  "$^H{charnames} is not defined",SvPVX(sv_name));
+        }
+        
+        
+        
+        if (!RExC_charnames) {
+            /* make sure our cache is allocated */
+            RExC_charnames = newHV();
+            sv_2mortal((SV*)RExC_charnames);
+        } 
+            /* see if we have looked this one up before */
+        he_str = hv_fetch_ent( RExC_charnames, sv_name, 0, 0 );
+        if ( he_str ) {
+            sv_str = HeVAL(he_str);
+            cached = 1;
+        } else {
+            dSP ;
+
+            ENTER ;
+            SAVETMPS ;
+            PUSHMARK(SP) ;
+            
+            XPUSHs(sv_name);
+            
+            PUTBACK ;
+            
+            count= call_sv(cv, G_SCALAR);
+            
+            if (count == 1) { /* XXXX is this right? dmq */
+                sv_str = POPs;
+                SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(sv_str);
+            } 
+            
+            SPAGAIN ;
+            PUTBACK ;
+            FREETMPS ;
+            LEAVE ;
+            
+            if ( !sv_str || !SvOK(sv_str) ) {
+                vFAIL2("Constant(\\N{%s}): Call to &{$^H{charnames}} "
+                      "did not return a defined value",SvPVX(sv_name));
+            }
+            if (hv_store_ent( RExC_charnames, sv_name, sv_str, 0))
+                cached = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (valuep) {
+        char *p = SvPV(sv_str, len);
+        if (len) {
+            STRLEN numlen = 1;
+            if ( SvUTF8(sv_str) ) {
+                *valuep = utf8_to_uvchr((U8*)p, &numlen);
+                if (*valuep > 0x7F)
+                    RExC_utf8 = 1; 
+                /* XXXX
+                  We have to turn on utf8 for high bit chars otherwise
+                  we get failures with
+                  
+                   "ss" =~ /[\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S}]/i
+                   "SS" =~ /[\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S}]/i
+                
+                  This is different from what \x{} would do with the same
+                  codepoint, where the condition is > 0xFF.
+                  - dmq
+                */
+                
+                
+            } else {
+                *valuep = (UV)*p;
+                /* warn if we havent used the whole string? */
+            }
+            if (numlen<len && SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
+                vWARN2(RExC_parse,
+                    "Ignoring excess chars from \\N{%s} in character class",
+                    SvPVX(sv_name)
+                );
+            }        
+        } else if (SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP)) {
+            vWARN2(RExC_parse,
+                    "Ignoring zero length \\N{%s} in character class",
+                    SvPVX(sv_name)
+                );
+        }
+        if (sv_name)    
+            SvREFCNT_dec(sv_name);    
+        if (!cached)
+            SvREFCNT_dec(sv_str);    
+        return len ? NULL : (regnode *)&len;
+    } else if(SvCUR(sv_str)) {     
+        
+        char *s; 
+        char *p, *pend;        
+        STRLEN charlen = 1;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+        char * parse_start = name-3; /* needed for the offsets */
+#endif
+        GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;     /* needed for the offsets */
+        
+        ret = reg_node(pRExC_state,
+            (U8)(FOLD ? (LOC ? EXACTFL : EXACTF) : EXACT));
+        s= STRING(ret);
+        
+        if ( RExC_utf8 && !SvUTF8(sv_str) ) {
+            sv_utf8_upgrade(sv_str);
+        } else if ( !RExC_utf8 && SvUTF8(sv_str) ) {
+            RExC_utf8= 1;
+        }
+        
+        p = SvPV(sv_str, len);
+        pend = p + len;
+        /* len is the length written, charlen is the size the char read */
+        for ( len = 0; p < pend; p += charlen ) {
+            if (UTF) {
+                UV uvc = utf8_to_uvchr((U8*)p, &charlen);
+                if (FOLD) {
+                    STRLEN foldlen,numlen;
+                    U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1], *foldbuf;
+                    uvc = toFOLD_uni(uvc, tmpbuf, &foldlen);
+                    /* Emit all the Unicode characters. */
+                    
+                    for (foldbuf = tmpbuf;
+                        foldlen;
+                        foldlen -= numlen) 
+                    {
+                        uvc = utf8_to_uvchr(foldbuf, &numlen);
+                        if (numlen > 0) {
+                            const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, uvc, s);
+                            s       += unilen;
+                            len     += unilen;
+                            /* In EBCDIC the numlen
+                            * and unilen can differ. */
+                            foldbuf += numlen;
+                            if (numlen >= foldlen)
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        else
+                            break; /* "Can't happen." */
+                    }                          
+                } else {
+                    const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, uvc, s);
+                   if (unilen > 0) {
+                      s   += unilen;
+                      len += unilen;
+                   }
+               }
+           } else {
+                len++;
+                REGC(*p, s++);
+            }
+        }
+        if (SIZE_ONLY) {
+            RExC_size += STR_SZ(len);
+        } else {
+            STR_LEN(ret) = len;
+            RExC_emit += STR_SZ(len);
+        }
+        Set_Node_Cur_Length(ret); /* MJD */
+        RExC_parse--; 
+        nextchar(pRExC_state);
+    } else {
+        ret = reg_node(pRExC_state,NOTHING);
+    }
+    if (!cached) {
+        SvREFCNT_dec(sv_str);
+    }
+    if (sv_name) {
+        SvREFCNT_dec(sv_name); 
+    }
+    return ret;
+
+}
+
+
 /*
- - regatom - the lowest level
+ * reg_recode
  *
- * Optimization:  gobbles an entire sequence of ordinary characters so that
- * it can turn them into a single node, which is smaller to store and
- * faster to run.  Backslashed characters are exceptions, each becoming a
- * separate node; the code is simpler that way and it's not worth fixing.
+ * It returns the code point in utf8 for the value in *encp.
+ *    value: a code value in the source encoding
+ *    encp:  a pointer to an Encode object
  *
- * [Yes, it is worth fixing, some scripts can run twice the speed.] */
+ * If the result from Encode is not a single character,
+ * it returns U+FFFD (Replacement character) and sets *encp to NULL.
+ */
+STATIC UV
+S_reg_recode(pTHX_ const char value, SV **encp)
+{
+    STRLEN numlen = 1;
+    SV * const sv = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn(&value, numlen));
+    const char * const s = encp && *encp ? sv_recode_to_utf8(sv, *encp)
+                                        : SvPVX(sv);
+    const STRLEN newlen = SvCUR(sv);
+    UV uv = UNICODE_REPLACEMENT;
+
+    if (newlen)
+       uv = SvUTF8(sv)
+            ? utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)s, newlen, &numlen, UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT)
+            : *(U8*)s;
+
+    if (!newlen || numlen != newlen) {
+       uv = UNICODE_REPLACEMENT;
+       if (encp)
+           *encp = NULL;
+    }
+    return uv;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ - regatom - the lowest level
+
+   Try to identify anything special at the start of the pattern. If there
+   is, then handle it as required. This may involve generating a single regop,
+   such as for an assertion; or it may involve recursing, such as to
+   handle a () structure.
+
+   If the string doesn't start with something special then we gobble up
+   as much literal text as we can.
+
+   Once we have been able to handle whatever type of thing started the
+   sequence, we return.
+
+   Note: we have to be careful with escapes, as they can be both literal
+   and special, and in the case of \10 and friends can either, depending
+   on context. Specifically there are two seperate switches for handling
+   escape sequences, with the one for handling literal escapes requiring
+   a dummy entry for all of the special escapes that are actually handled
+   by the other.
+*/
+
 STATIC regnode *
-S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp)
+S_regatom(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 *flagp, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     register regnode *ret = NULL;
     I32 flags;
     char *parse_start = RExC_parse;
-
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    DEBUG_PARSE("atom");
     *flagp = WORST;            /* Tentatively. */
 
+
 tryagain:
     switch (*RExC_parse) {
     case '^':
        RExC_seen_zerolen++;
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
-       if (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)
+       if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, MBOL);
-       else if (RExC_flags & PMf_SINGLELINE)
+       else if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_SINGLELINE)
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, SBOL);
        else
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, BOL);
@@ -3868,9 +6396,9 @@ tryagain:
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
        if (*RExC_parse)
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;
-       if (RExC_flags & PMf_MULTILINE)
+       if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_MULTILINE)
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, MEOL);
-       else if (RExC_flags & PMf_SINGLELINE)
+       else if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_SINGLELINE)
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, SEOL);
        else
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, EOL);
@@ -3878,7 +6406,7 @@ tryagain:
        break;
     case '.':
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
-       if (RExC_flags & PMf_SINGLELINE)
+       if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_SINGLELINE)
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, SANY);
        else
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, REG_ANY);
@@ -3888,8 +6416,8 @@ tryagain:
        break;
     case '[':
     {
-       char *oregcomp_parse = ++RExC_parse;
-       ret = regclass(pRExC_state);
+       char * const oregcomp_parse = ++RExC_parse;
+        ret = regclass(pRExC_state,depth+1);
        if (*RExC_parse != ']') {
            RExC_parse = oregcomp_parse;
            vFAIL("Unmatched [");
@@ -3901,7 +6429,7 @@ tryagain:
     }
     case '(':
        nextchar(pRExC_state);
-       ret = reg(pRExC_state, 1, &flags);
+        ret = reg(pRExC_state, 1, &flags,depth+1);
        if (ret == NULL) {
                if (flags & TRYAGAIN) {
                    if (RExC_parse == RExC_end) {
@@ -3913,7 +6441,7 @@ tryagain:
                }
                return(NULL);
        }
-       *flagp |= flags&(HASWIDTH|SPSTART|SIMPLE);
+       *flagp |= flags&(HASWIDTH|SPSTART|SIMPLE|POSTPONED);
        break;
     case '|':
     case ')':
@@ -3937,110 +6465,116 @@ tryagain:
        vFAIL("Quantifier follows nothing");
        break;
     case '\\':
+       /* Special Escapes
+
+          This switch handles escape sequences that resolve to some kind
+          of special regop and not to literal text. Escape sequnces that
+          resolve to literal text are handled below in the switch marked
+          "Literal Escapes".
+
+          Every entry in this switch *must* have a corresponding entry
+          in the literal escape switch. However, the opposite is not
+          required, as the default for this switch is to jump to the
+          literal text handling code.
+       */
        switch (*++RExC_parse) {
+       /* Special Escapes */
        case 'A':
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, SBOL);
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'G':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, GPOS);
            RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_GPOS;
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
+       case 'K':
+           RExC_seen_zerolen++;
+           ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, KEEPS);
+           *flagp |= SIMPLE;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'Z':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, SEOL);
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;                /* Do not optimize RE away */
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'z':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, EOS);
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;                /* Do not optimize RE away */
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'C':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, CANY);
            RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_CANY;
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'X':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, CLUMP);
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'w':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? ALNUML     : ALNUM));
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'W':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? NALNUML    : NALNUM));
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'b':
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;
            RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_LOOKBEHIND;
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? BOUNDL     : BOUND));
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'B':
            RExC_seen_zerolen++;
            RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_LOOKBEHIND;
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? NBOUNDL    : NBOUND));
            *flagp |= SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 's':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? SPACEL     : SPACE));
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'S':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, (U8)(LOC ? NSPACEL    : NSPACE));
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'd':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, DIGIT);
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
-           nextchar(pRExC_state);
-            Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
        case 'D':
            ret = reg_node(pRExC_state, NDIGIT);
            *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
+       case 'v':
+           ret = reganode(pRExC_state, PRUNE, 0);
+           ret->flags = 1;
+           *flagp |= SIMPLE;
+           goto finish_meta_pat;
+       case 'V':
+           ret = reganode(pRExC_state, SKIP, 0);
+           ret->flags = 1;
+           *flagp |= SIMPLE;
+         finish_meta_pat:          
            nextchar(pRExC_state);
             Set_Node_Length(ret, 2); /* MJD */
-           break;
+           break;          
        case 'p':
        case 'P':
            {   
-               char* oldregxend = RExC_end;
+               char* const oldregxend = RExC_end;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
                char* parse_start = RExC_parse - 2;
+#endif
 
                if (RExC_parse[1] == '{') {
                  /* a lovely hack--pretend we saw [\pX] instead */
                    RExC_end = strchr(RExC_parse, '}');
                    if (!RExC_end) {
-                       U8 c = (U8)*RExC_parse;
+                       const U8 c = (U8)*RExC_parse;
                        RExC_parse += 2;
                        RExC_end = oldregxend;
                        vFAIL2("Missing right brace on \\%c{}", c);
@@ -4054,7 +6588,7 @@ tryagain:
                }
                RExC_parse--;
 
-               ret = regclass(pRExC_state);
+                ret = regclass(pRExC_state,depth+1);
 
                RExC_end = oldregxend;
                RExC_parse--;
@@ -4065,30 +6599,98 @@ tryagain:
                *flagp |= HASWIDTH|SIMPLE;
            }
            break;
-       case 'n':
-       case 'r':
-       case 't':
-       case 'f':
-       case 'e':
-       case 'a':
-       case 'x':
-       case 'c':
-       case '0':
-           goto defchar;
+        case 'N': 
+            /* Handle \N{NAME} here and not below because it can be 
+            multicharacter. join_exact() will join them up later on. 
+            Also this makes sure that things like /\N{BLAH}+/ and 
+            \N{BLAH} being multi char Just Happen. dmq*/
+            ++RExC_parse;
+            ret= reg_namedseq(pRExC_state, NULL); 
+            break;
+       case 'k':    /* Handle \k<NAME> and \k'NAME' */
+       parse_named_seq:
+        {   
+            char ch= RExC_parse[1];        
+           if (ch != '<' && ch != '\'' && ch != '{') {
+               RExC_parse++;
+               vFAIL2("Sequence %.2s... not terminated",parse_start);
+           } else {
+               /* this pretty much dupes the code for (?P=...) in reg(), if
+                   you change this make sure you change that */
+               char* name_start = (RExC_parse += 2);
+               U32 num = 0;
+                SV *sv_dat = reg_scan_name(pRExC_state,
+                    SIZE_ONLY ? REG_RSN_RETURN_NULL : REG_RSN_RETURN_DATA);
+                ch= (ch == '<') ? '>' : (ch == '{') ? '}' : '\'';
+                if (RExC_parse == name_start || *RExC_parse != ch)
+                    vFAIL2("Sequence %.3s... not terminated",parse_start);
+
+                if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                    num = add_data( pRExC_state, 1, "S" );
+                    RExC_rxi->data->data[num]=(void*)sv_dat;
+                    SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dat);
+                }
+
+                RExC_sawback = 1;
+                ret = reganode(pRExC_state,
+                          (U8)(FOLD ? (LOC ? NREFFL : NREFF) : NREF),
+                          num);
+                *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
+
+                /* override incorrect value set in reganode MJD */
+                Set_Node_Offset(ret, parse_start+1);
+                Set_Node_Cur_Length(ret); /* MJD */
+                nextchar(pRExC_state);
+
+            }
+            break;
+       }
+       case 'g': 
        case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
        case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
            {
-               const I32 num = atoi(RExC_parse);
-
-               if (num > 9 && num >= RExC_npar)
+               I32 num;
+               bool isg = *RExC_parse == 'g';
+               bool isrel = 0; 
+               bool hasbrace = 0;
+               if (isg) {
+                   RExC_parse++;
+                   if (*RExC_parse == '{') {
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       hasbrace = 1;
+                   }
+                   if (*RExC_parse == '-') {
+                       RExC_parse++;
+                       isrel = 1;
+                   }
+                   if (hasbrace && !isDIGIT(*RExC_parse)) {
+                       if (isrel) RExC_parse--;
+                        RExC_parse -= 2;                           
+                       goto parse_named_seq;
+               }   }
+               num = atoi(RExC_parse);
+                if (isrel) {
+                    num = RExC_npar - num;
+                    if (num < 1)
+                        vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent or unclosed group");
+                }
+               if (!isg && num > 9 && num >= RExC_npar)
                    goto defchar;
                else {
-                    char * parse_start = RExC_parse - 1; /* MJD */
+                   char * const parse_start = RExC_parse - 1; /* MJD */
                    while (isDIGIT(*RExC_parse))
                        RExC_parse++;
-
-                   if (!SIZE_ONLY && num > (I32)RExC_rx->nparens)
-                       vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent group");
+                   if (parse_start == RExC_parse - 1) 
+                       vFAIL("Unterminated \\g... pattern");
+                    if (hasbrace) {
+                        if (*RExC_parse != '}') 
+                            vFAIL("Unterminated \\g{...} pattern");
+                        RExC_parse++;
+                    }    
+                   if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+                       if (num > (I32)RExC_rx->nparens)
+                           vFAIL("Reference to nonexistent group");
+                   }
                    RExC_sawback = 1;
                    ret = reganode(pRExC_state,
                                   (U8)(FOLD ? (LOC ? REFFL : REFF) : REF),
@@ -4116,9 +6718,8 @@ tryagain:
        break;
 
     case '#':
-       if (RExC_flags & PMf_EXTENDED) {
-           while (RExC_parse < RExC_end && *RExC_parse != '\n') RExC_parse++;
-           if (RExC_parse < RExC_end)
+       if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_EXTENDED) {
+           if ( reg_skipcomment( pRExC_state ) )
                goto tryagain;
        }
        /* FALL THROUGH */
@@ -4127,7 +6728,7 @@ tryagain:
            register STRLEN len;
            register UV ender;
            register char *p;
-           char *oldp, *s;
+           char *s;
            STRLEN foldlen;
            U8 tmpbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1], *foldbuf;
 
@@ -4144,10 +6745,10 @@ tryagain:
              len < 127 && p < RExC_end;
              len++)
            {
-               oldp = p;
+               char * const oldp = p;
 
-               if (RExC_flags & PMf_EXTENDED)
-                   p = regwhite(p, RExC_end);
+               if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_EXTENDED)
+                   p = regwhite( pRExC_state, p );
                switch (*p) {
                case '^':
                case '$':
@@ -4158,25 +6759,40 @@ tryagain:
                case '|':
                    goto loopdone;
                case '\\':
+                   /* Literal Escapes Switch
+
+                      This switch is meant to handle escape sequences that
+                      resolve to a literal character.
+
+                      Every escape sequence that represents something
+                      else, like an assertion or a char class, is handled
+                      in the switch marked 'Special Escapes' above in this
+                      routine, but also has an entry here as anything that
+                      isn't explicitly mentioned here will be treated as
+                      an unescaped equivalent literal.
+                   */
+
                    switch (*++p) {
-                   case 'A':
-                   case 'C':
-                   case 'X':
-                   case 'G':
-                   case 'Z':
-                   case 'z':
-                   case 'w':
-                   case 'W':
-                   case 'b':
-                   case 'B':
-                   case 's':
-                   case 'S':
-                   case 'd':
-                   case 'D':
-                   case 'p':
-                   case 'P':
+                   /* These are all the special escapes. */
+                   case 'A':             /* Start assertion */
+                   case 'b': case 'B':   /* Word-boundary assertion*/
+                   case 'C':             /* Single char !DANGEROUS! */
+                   case 'd': case 'D':   /* digit class */
+                   case 'g': case 'G':   /* generic-backref, pos assertion */
+                   case 'k': case 'K':   /* named backref, keep marker */
+                   case 'N':             /* named char sequence */
+                   case 'p': case 'P':   /* unicode property */
+                   case 's': case 'S':   /* space class */
+                   case 'v': case 'V':   /* (*PRUNE) and (*SKIP) */
+                   case 'w': case 'W':   /* word class */
+                   case 'X':             /* eXtended Unicode "combining character sequence" */
+                   case 'z': case 'Z':   /* End of line/string assertion */
                        --p;
                        goto loopdone;
+
+                   /* Anything after here is an escape that resolves to a
+                      literal. (Except digits, which may or may not)
+                    */
                    case 'n':
                        ender = '\n';
                        p++;
@@ -4225,6 +6841,8 @@ tryagain:
                            ender = grok_hex(p, &numlen, &flags, NULL);
                            p += numlen;
                        }
+                       if (PL_encoding && ender < 0x100)
+                           goto recode_encoding;
                        break;
                    case 'c':
                        p++;
@@ -4244,6 +6862,17 @@ tryagain:
                            --p;
                            goto loopdone;
                        }
+                       if (PL_encoding && ender < 0x100)
+                           goto recode_encoding;
+                       break;
+                   recode_encoding:
+                       {
+                           SV* enc = PL_encoding;
+                           ender = reg_recode((const char)(U8)ender, &enc);
+                           if (!enc && SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP))
+                               vWARN(p, "Invalid escape in the specified encoding");
+                           RExC_utf8 = 1;
+                       }
                        break;
                    case '\0':
                        if (p >= RExC_end)
@@ -4267,18 +6896,16 @@ tryagain:
                        ender = *p++;
                    break;
                }
-               if (RExC_flags & PMf_EXTENDED)
-                   p = regwhite(p, RExC_end);
+               if ( RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_EXTENDED)
+                   p = regwhite( pRExC_state, p );
                if (UTF && FOLD) {
                    /* Prime the casefolded buffer. */
                    ender = toFOLD_uni(ender, tmpbuf, &foldlen);
                }
-               if (ISMULT2(p)) { /* Back off on ?+*. */
+               if (p < RExC_end && ISMULT2(p)) { /* Back off on ?+*. */
                    if (len)
                        p = oldp;
                    else if (UTF) {
-                        STRLEN unilen;
-
                         if (FOLD) {
                              /* Emit all the Unicode characters. */
                              STRLEN numlen;
@@ -4287,7 +6914,7 @@ tryagain:
                                   foldlen -= numlen) {
                                   ender = utf8_to_uvchr(foldbuf, &numlen);
                                   if (numlen > 0) {
-                                       reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s, &unilen);
+                                       const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s);
                                        s       += unilen;
                                        len     += unilen;
                                        /* In EBCDIC the numlen
@@ -4301,7 +6928,7 @@ tryagain:
                              }
                         }
                         else {
-                             reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s, &unilen);
+                             const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s);
                              if (unilen > 0) {
                                   s   += unilen;
                                   len += unilen;
@@ -4315,8 +6942,6 @@ tryagain:
                    break;
                }
                if (UTF) {
-                    STRLEN unilen;
-
                     if (FOLD) {
                          /* Emit all the Unicode characters. */
                          STRLEN numlen;
@@ -4325,7 +6950,7 @@ tryagain:
                               foldlen -= numlen) {
                               ender = utf8_to_uvchr(foldbuf, &numlen);
                               if (numlen > 0) {
-                                   reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s, &unilen);
+                                   const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s);
                                    len     += unilen;
                                    s       += unilen;
                                    /* In EBCDIC the numlen
@@ -4339,7 +6964,7 @@ tryagain:
                          }
                     }
                     else {
-                         reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s, &unilen);
+                         const STRLEN unilen = reguni(pRExC_state, ender, s);
                          if (unilen > 0) {
                               s   += unilen;
                               len += unilen;
@@ -4364,56 +6989,37 @@ tryagain:
                *flagp |= HASWIDTH;
            if (len == 1 && UNI_IS_INVARIANT(ender))
                *flagp |= SIMPLE;
-           if (!SIZE_ONLY)
-               STR_LEN(ret) = len;
+               
            if (SIZE_ONLY)
                RExC_size += STR_SZ(len);
-           else
+           else {
+               STR_LEN(ret) = len;
                RExC_emit += STR_SZ(len);
+            }
        }
        break;
     }
 
-    /* If the encoding pragma is in effect recode the text of
-     * any EXACT-kind nodes. */
-    if (PL_encoding && PL_regkind[(U8)OP(ret)] == EXACT) {
-       STRLEN oldlen = STR_LEN(ret);
-       SV *sv        = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn(STRING(ret), oldlen));
-
-       if (RExC_utf8)
-           SvUTF8_on(sv);
-       if (sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, TRUE)) {
-           const char * const s = sv_recode_to_utf8(sv, PL_encoding);
-           const STRLEN newlen = SvCUR(sv);
-
-           if (SvUTF8(sv))
-               RExC_utf8 = 1;
-           if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
-               GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
-               DEBUG_COMPILE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "recode %*s to %*s\n",
-                                     (int)oldlen, STRING(ret),
-                                     (int)newlen, s));
-               Copy(s, STRING(ret), newlen, char);
-               STR_LEN(ret) += newlen - oldlen;
-               RExC_emit += STR_SZ(newlen) - STR_SZ(oldlen);
-           } else
-               RExC_size += STR_SZ(newlen) - STR_SZ(oldlen);
-       }
-    }
-
     return(ret);
 }
 
 STATIC char *
-S_regwhite(char *p, const char *e)
+S_regwhite( RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, char *p )
 {
+    const char *e = RExC_end;
     while (p < e) {
        if (isSPACE(*p))
            ++p;
        else if (*p == '#') {
+            bool ended = 0;
            do {
-               p++;
-           } while (p < e && *p != '\n');
+               if (*p++ == '\n') {
+                   ended = 1;
+                   break;
+               }
+           } while (p < e);
+           if (!ended)
+               RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_RUN_ON_COMMENT;
        }
        else
            break;
@@ -4449,14 +7055,13 @@ S_regpposixcc(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 value)
            /* Grandfather lone [:, [=, [. */
            RExC_parse = s;
        else {
-           const char* t = RExC_parse++; /* skip over the c */
-           const char *posixcc;
-
+           const char* const t = RExC_parse++; /* skip over the c */
            assert(*t == c);
 
            if (UCHARAT(RExC_parse) == ']') {
+               const char *posixcc = s + 1;
                RExC_parse++; /* skip over the ending ] */
-               posixcc = s + 1;
+
                if (*s == ':') {
                    const I32 complement = *posixcc == '^' ? *posixcc++ : 0;
                    const I32 skip = t - posixcc;
@@ -4464,11 +7069,8 @@ S_regpposixcc(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 value)
                    /* Initially switch on the length of the name.  */
                    switch (skip) {
                    case 4:
-                       if (memEQ(posixcc, "word", 4)) {
-                           /* this is not POSIX, this is the Perl \w */;
-                           namedclass
-                               = complement ? ANYOF_NALNUM : ANYOF_ALNUM;
-                       }
+                       if (memEQ(posixcc, "word", 4)) /* this is not POSIX, this is the Perl \w */
+                           namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NALNUM : ANYOF_ALNUM;
                        break;
                    case 5:
                        /* Names all of length 5.  */
@@ -4477,98 +7079,58 @@ S_regpposixcc(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, I32 value)
                        /* Offset 4 gives the best switch position.  */
                        switch (posixcc[4]) {
                        case 'a':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "alph", 4)) {
-                               /*                  a     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NALPHA : ANYOF_ALPHA;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "alph", 4)) /* alpha */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NALPHA : ANYOF_ALPHA;
                            break;
                        case 'e':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "spac", 4)) {
-                               /*                  e     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NPSXSPC : ANYOF_PSXSPC;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "spac", 4)) /* space */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NPSXSPC : ANYOF_PSXSPC;
                            break;
                        case 'h':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "grap", 4)) {
-                               /*                  h     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NGRAPH : ANYOF_GRAPH;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "grap", 4)) /* graph */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NGRAPH : ANYOF_GRAPH;
                            break;
                        case 'i':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "asci", 4)) {
-                               /*                  i     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NASCII : ANYOF_ASCII;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "asci", 4)) /* ascii */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NASCII : ANYOF_ASCII;
                            break;
                        case 'k':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "blan", 4)) {
-                               /*                  k     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NBLANK : ANYOF_BLANK;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "blan", 4)) /* blank */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NBLANK : ANYOF_BLANK;
                            break;
                        case 'l':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "cntr", 4)) {
-                               /*                  l     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NCNTRL : ANYOF_CNTRL;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "cntr", 4)) /* cntrl */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NCNTRL : ANYOF_CNTRL;
                            break;
                        case 'm':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "alnu", 4)) {
-                               /*                  m     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NALNUMC : ANYOF_ALNUMC;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "alnu", 4)) /* alnum */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NALNUMC : ANYOF_ALNUMC;
                            break;
                        case 'r':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "lowe", 4)) {
-                               /*                  r     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NLOWER : ANYOF_LOWER;
-                           }
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "uppe", 4)) {
-                               /*                  r     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NUPPER : ANYOF_UPPER;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "lowe", 4)) /* lower */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NLOWER : ANYOF_LOWER;
+                           else if (memEQ(posixcc, "uppe", 4)) /* upper */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NUPPER : ANYOF_UPPER;
                            break;
                        case 't':
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "digi", 4)) {
-                               /*                  t     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NDIGIT : ANYOF_DIGIT;
-                           }
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "prin", 4)) {
-                               /*                  t     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NPRINT : ANYOF_PRINT;
-                           }
-                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "punc", 4)) {
-                               /*                  t     */
-                               namedclass
-                                   = complement ? ANYOF_NPUNCT : ANYOF_PUNCT;
-                           }
+                           if (memEQ(posixcc, "digi", 4)) /* digit */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NDIGIT : ANYOF_DIGIT;
+                           else if (memEQ(posixcc, "prin", 4)) /* print */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NPRINT : ANYOF_PRINT;
+                           else if (memEQ(posixcc, "punc", 4)) /* punct */
+                               namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NPUNCT : ANYOF_PUNCT;
                            break;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 6:
-                       if (memEQ(posixcc, "xdigit", 6)) {
-                           namedclass
-                               = complement ? ANYOF_NXDIGIT : ANYOF_XDIGIT;
-                       }
+                       if (memEQ(posixcc, "xdigit", 6))
+                           namedclass = complement ? ANYOF_NXDIGIT : ANYOF_XDIGIT;
                        break;
                    }
 
                    if (namedclass == OOB_NAMEDCLASS)
-                   {
                        Simple_vFAIL3("POSIX class [:%.*s:] unknown",
                                      t - s - 1, s + 1);
-                   }
                    assert (posixcc[skip] == ':');
                    assert (posixcc[skip+1] == ']');
                } else if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
@@ -4595,11 +7157,11 @@ STATIC void
 S_checkposixcc(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
 {
     dVAR;
-    if (!SIZE_ONLY && POSIXCC(UCHARAT(RExC_parse))) {
+    if (POSIXCC(UCHARAT(RExC_parse))) {
        const char *s = RExC_parse;
        const char  c = *s++;
 
-       while(*s && isALNUM(*s))
+       while (isALNUM(*s))
            s++;
        if (*s && c == *s && s[1] == ']') {
            if (ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP))
@@ -4612,18 +7174,51 @@ S_checkposixcc(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                /* adjust RExC_parse so the error shows after
                   the class closes */
                while (UCHARAT(RExC_parse) && UCHARAT(RExC_parse++) != ']')
-                   ;
+                   NOOP;
                Simple_vFAIL3("POSIX syntax [%c %c] is reserved for future extensions", c, c);
            }
        }
     }
 }
 
+
+#define _C_C_T_(NAME,TEST,WORD)                         \
+ANYOF_##NAME:                                           \
+    if (LOC)                                            \
+       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_##NAME);             \
+    else {                                              \
+       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)           \
+           if (TEST)                                   \
+               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);           \
+    }                                                   \
+    yesno = '+';                                        \
+    what = WORD;                                        \
+    break;                                              \
+case ANYOF_N##NAME:                                     \
+    if (LOC)                                            \
+       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_N##NAME);            \
+    else {                                              \
+       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)           \
+           if (!TEST)                                  \
+               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);           \
+    }                                                   \
+    yesno = '!';                                        \
+    what = WORD;                                        \
+    break
+
+
+/*
+   parse a class specification and produce either an ANYOF node that
+   matches the pattern or if the pattern matches a single char only and
+   that char is < 256 and we are case insensitive then we produce an 
+   EXACT node instead.
+*/
+
 STATIC regnode *
-S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
+S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
-    register UV value;
+    register UV value = 0;
     register UV nextvalue;
     register IV prevvalue = OOB_UNICODE;
     register IV range = 0;
@@ -4633,14 +7228,25 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
     char *rangebegin = NULL;
     bool need_class = 0;
     SV *listsv = NULL;
-    register char *e;
     UV n;
     bool optimize_invert   = TRUE;
     AV* unicode_alternate  = NULL;
 #ifdef EBCDIC
     UV literal_endpoint = 0;
 #endif
+    UV stored = 0;  /* number of chars stored in the class */
+
+    regnode * const orig_emit = RExC_emit; /* Save the original RExC_emit in
+        case we need to change the emitted regop to an EXACT. */
+    const char * orig_parse = RExC_parse;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+#ifndef DEBUGGING
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
+#endif
 
+    DEBUG_PARSE("clas");
+
+    /* Assume we are going to generate an ANYOF node. */
     ret = reganode(pRExC_state, ANYOF, 0);
 
     if (!SIZE_ONLY)
@@ -4676,6 +7282,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
     if (UCHARAT(RExC_parse) == ']')
        goto charclassloop;
 
+parseit:
     while (RExC_parse < RExC_end && UCHARAT(RExC_parse) != ']') {
 
     charclassloop:
@@ -4692,6 +7299,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
        }
        else
            value = UCHARAT(RExC_parse++);
+
        nextvalue = RExC_parse < RExC_end ? UCHARAT(RExC_parse) : 0;
        if (value == '[' && POSIXCC(nextvalue))
            namedclass = regpposixcc(pRExC_state, value);
@@ -4716,8 +7324,24 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
            case 'S':   namedclass = ANYOF_NSPACE;      break;
            case 'd':   namedclass = ANYOF_DIGIT;       break;
            case 'D':   namedclass = ANYOF_NDIGIT;      break;
+            case 'N':  /* Handle \N{NAME} in class */
+                {
+                    /* We only pay attention to the first char of 
+                    multichar strings being returned. I kinda wonder
+                    if this makes sense as it does change the behaviour
+                    from earlier versions, OTOH that behaviour was broken
+                    as well. */
+                    UV v; /* value is register so we cant & it /grrr */
+                    if (reg_namedseq(pRExC_state, &v)) {
+                        goto parseit;
+                    }
+                    value= v; 
+                }
+                break;
            case 'p':
            case 'P':
+               {
+               char *e;
                if (RExC_parse >= RExC_end)
                    vFAIL2("Empty \\%c{}", (U8)value);
                if (*RExC_parse == '{') {
@@ -4753,6 +7377,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                RExC_parse = e + 1;
                ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) |= ANYOF_UNICODE;
                namedclass = ANYOF_MAX;  /* no official name, but it's named */
+               }
                break;
            case 'n':   value = '\n';                   break;
            case 'r':   value = '\r';                   break;
@@ -4765,7 +7390,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                if (*RExC_parse == '{') {
                     I32 flags = PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES
                         | PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX;
-                   e = strchr(RExC_parse++, '}');
+                   char * const e = strchr(RExC_parse++, '}');
                     if (!e)
                         vFAIL("Missing right brace on \\x{}");
 
@@ -4779,6 +7404,8 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                    value = grok_hex(RExC_parse, &numlen, &flags, NULL);
                    RExC_parse += numlen;
                }
+               if (PL_encoding && value < 0x100)
+                   goto recode_encoding;
                break;
            case 'c':
                value = UCHARAT(RExC_parse++);
@@ -4786,13 +7413,24 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                break;
            case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
            case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
-            {
-                I32 flags = 0;
-               numlen = 3;
-               value = grok_oct(--RExC_parse, &numlen, &flags, NULL);
-               RExC_parse += numlen;
-               break;
-            }
+               {
+                   I32 flags = 0;
+                   numlen = 3;
+                   value = grok_oct(--RExC_parse, &numlen, &flags, NULL);
+                   RExC_parse += numlen;
+                   if (PL_encoding && value < 0x100)
+                       goto recode_encoding;
+                   break;
+               }
+           recode_encoding:
+               {
+                   SV* enc = PL_encoding;
+                   value = reg_recode((const char)(U8)value, &enc);
+                   if (!enc && SIZE_ONLY && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP))
+                       vWARN(RExC_parse,
+                             "Invalid escape in the specified encoding");
+                   break;
+               }
            default:
                if (!SIZE_ONLY && isALPHA(value) && ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP))
                    vWARN2(RExC_parse,
@@ -4838,6 +7476,8 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                range = 0; /* this was not a true range */
            }
 
+
+    
            if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
                const char *what = NULL;
                char yesno = 0;
@@ -4849,72 +7489,19 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                 * A similar issue a little earlier when switching on value.
                 * --jhi */
                switch ((I32)namedclass) {
-               case ANYOF_ALNUM:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_ALNUM);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isALNUM(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Word";      
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NALNUM:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NALNUM);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isALNUM(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Word";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_ALNUMC:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_ALNUMC);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isALNUMC(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Alnum";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NALNUMC:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NALNUMC);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isALNUMC(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Alnum";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_ALPHA:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_ALPHA);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isALPHA(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Alpha";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NALPHA:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NALPHA);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isALPHA(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Alpha";
-                   break;
+               case _C_C_T_(ALNUM, isALNUM(value), "Word");
+               case _C_C_T_(ALNUMC, isALNUMC(value), "Alnum");
+               case _C_C_T_(ALPHA, isALPHA(value), "Alpha");
+               case _C_C_T_(BLANK, isBLANK(value), "Blank");
+               case _C_C_T_(CNTRL, isCNTRL(value), "Cntrl");
+               case _C_C_T_(GRAPH, isGRAPH(value), "Graph");
+               case _C_C_T_(LOWER, isLOWER(value), "Lower");
+               case _C_C_T_(PRINT, isPRINT(value), "Print");
+               case _C_C_T_(PSXSPC, isPSXSPC(value), "Space");
+               case _C_C_T_(PUNCT, isPUNCT(value), "Punct");
+               case _C_C_T_(SPACE, isSPACE(value), "SpacePerl");
+               case _C_C_T_(UPPER, isUPPER(value), "Upper");
+               case _C_C_T_(XDIGIT, isXDIGIT(value), "XDigit");
                case ANYOF_ASCII:
                    if (LOC)
                        ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_ASCII);
@@ -4948,51 +7535,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                    }
                    yesno = '!';
                    what = "ASCII";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_BLANK:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_BLANK);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isBLANK(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Blank";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NBLANK:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NBLANK);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isBLANK(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Blank";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_CNTRL:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_CNTRL);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isCNTRL(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Cntrl";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NCNTRL:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NCNTRL);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isCNTRL(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Cntrl";
-                   break;
+                   break;              
                case ANYOF_DIGIT:
                    if (LOC)
                        ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_DIGIT);
@@ -5016,183 +7559,7 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                    }
                    yesno = '!';
                    what = "Digit";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_GRAPH:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_GRAPH);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isGRAPH(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Graph";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NGRAPH:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NGRAPH);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isGRAPH(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Graph";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_LOWER:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_LOWER);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isLOWER(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Lower";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NLOWER:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NLOWER);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isLOWER(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Lower";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_PRINT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_PRINT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isPRINT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Print";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NPRINT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NPRINT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isPRINT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Print";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_PSXSPC:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_PSXSPC);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isPSXSPC(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Space";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NPSXSPC:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NPSXSPC);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isPSXSPC(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Space";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_PUNCT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_PUNCT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isPUNCT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Punct";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NPUNCT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NPUNCT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isPUNCT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Punct";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_SPACE:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_SPACE);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isSPACE(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "SpacePerl";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NSPACE:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NSPACE);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isSPACE(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "SpacePerl";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_UPPER:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_UPPER);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isUPPER(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "Upper";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NUPPER:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NUPPER);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isUPPER(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "Upper";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_XDIGIT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_XDIGIT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (isXDIGIT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '+';
-                   what = "XDigit";
-                   break;
-               case ANYOF_NXDIGIT:
-                   if (LOC)
-                       ANYOF_CLASS_SET(ret, ANYOF_NXDIGIT);
-                   else {
-                       for (value = 0; value < 256; value++)
-                           if (!isXDIGIT(value))
-                               ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, value);
-                   }
-                   yesno = '!';
-                   what = "XDigit";
-                   break;
+                   break;              
                case ANYOF_MAX:
                    /* this is to handle \p and \P */
                    break;
@@ -5242,12 +7609,11 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
        }
 
        /* now is the next time */
+        /*stored += (value - prevvalue + 1);*/
        if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
-           IV i;
-
            if (prevvalue < 256) {
                const IV ceilvalue = value < 256 ? value : 255;
-
+               IV i;
 #ifdef EBCDIC
                /* In EBCDIC [\x89-\x91] should include
                 * the \x8e but [i-j] should not. */
@@ -5267,13 +7633,17 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                }
                else
 #endif
-                     for (i = prevvalue; i <= ceilvalue; i++)
-                         ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, i);
+                     for (i = prevvalue; i <= ceilvalue; i++) {
+                       if (!ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(ret,i)) {
+                           stored++;  
+                           ANYOF_BITMAP_SET(ret, i);
+                       }
+                     }
          }
          if (value > 255 || UTF) {
                const UV prevnatvalue  = NATIVE_TO_UNI(prevvalue);
                const UV natvalue      = NATIVE_TO_UNI(value);
-
+                stored+=2; /* can't optimize this class */
                ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) |= ANYOF_UNICODE;
                if (prevnatvalue < natvalue) { /* what about > ? */
                    Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ listsv, "%04"UVxf"\t%04"UVxf"\n",
@@ -5286,11 +7656,27 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
                         STRLEN foldlen;
                         const UV f = to_uni_fold(natvalue, foldbuf, &foldlen);
 
+#ifdef EBCDIC /* RD t/uni/fold ff and 6b */
+                        if (RExC_precomp[0] == ':' &&
+                            RExC_precomp[1] == '[' &&
+                            (f == 0xDF || f == 0x92)) {
+                            f = NATIVE_TO_UNI(f);
+                        }
+#endif
                         /* If folding and foldable and a single
                          * character, insert also the folded version
                          * to the charclass. */
                         if (f != value) {
+#ifdef EBCDIC /* RD tunifold ligatures s,t fb05, fb06 */
+                            if ((RExC_precomp[0] == ':' &&
+                                 RExC_precomp[1] == '[' &&
+                                 (f == 0xA2 &&
+                                  (value == 0xFB05 || value == 0xFB06))) ?
+                                foldlen == ((STRLEN)UNISKIP(f) - 1) :
+                                foldlen == (STRLEN)UNISKIP(f) )
+#else
                              if (foldlen == (STRLEN)UNISKIP(f))
+#endif
                                  Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ listsv,
                                                 "%04"UVxf"\n", f);
                              else {
@@ -5349,9 +7735,29 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
            RExC_emit += ANYOF_CLASS_ADD_SKIP;
     }
 
+
+    if (SIZE_ONLY)
+        return ret;
+    /****** !SIZE_ONLY AFTER HERE *********/
+
+    if( stored == 1 && (value < 128 || (value < 256 && !UTF))
+        && !( ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) & ( ANYOF_FLAGS_ALL ^ ANYOF_FOLD ) )
+    ) {
+        /* optimize single char class to an EXACT node
+           but *only* when its not a UTF/high char  */
+        const char * cur_parse= RExC_parse;
+        RExC_emit = (regnode *)orig_emit;
+        RExC_parse = (char *)orig_parse;
+        ret = reg_node(pRExC_state,
+                       (U8)((ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) & ANYOF_FOLD) ? EXACTF : EXACT));
+        RExC_parse = (char *)cur_parse;
+        *STRING(ret)= (char)value;
+        STR_LEN(ret)= 1;
+        RExC_emit += STR_SZ(1);
+        return ret;
+    }
     /* optimize case-insensitive simple patterns (e.g. /[a-z]/i) */
-    if (!SIZE_ONLY &&
-        /* If the only flag is folding (plus possibly inversion). */
+    if ( /* If the only flag is folding (plus possibly inversion). */
        ((ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) & (ANYOF_FLAGS_ALL ^ ANYOF_INVERT)) == ANYOF_FOLD)
        ) {
        for (value = 0; value < 256; ++value) {
@@ -5366,18 +7772,16 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
     }
 
     /* optimize inverted simple patterns (e.g. [^a-z]) */
-    if (!SIZE_ONLY && optimize_invert &&
+    if (optimize_invert &&
        /* If the only flag is inversion. */
        (ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) & ANYOF_FLAGS_ALL) == ANYOF_INVERT) {
        for (value = 0; value < ANYOF_BITMAP_SIZE; ++value)
            ANYOF_BITMAP(ret)[value] ^= ANYOF_FLAGS_ALL;
        ANYOF_FLAGS(ret) = ANYOF_UNICODE_ALL;
     }
-
-    if (!SIZE_ONLY) {
+    {
        AV * const av = newAV();
        SV *rv;
-
        /* The 0th element stores the character class description
         * in its textual form: used later (regexec.c:Perl_regclass_swash())
         * to initialize the appropriate swash (which gets stored in
@@ -5389,12 +7793,56 @@ S_regclass(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
        av_store(av, 2, (SV*)unicode_alternate);
        rv = newRV_noinc((SV*)av);
        n = add_data(pRExC_state, 1, "s");
-       RExC_rx->data->data[n] = (void*)rv;
+       RExC_rxi->data->data[n] = (void*)rv;
        ARG_SET(ret, n);
     }
-
     return ret;
 }
+#undef _C_C_T_
+
+
+/* reg_skipcomment()
+
+   Absorbs an /x style # comments from the input stream.
+   Returns true if there is more text remaining in the stream.
+   Will set the REG_SEEN_RUN_ON_COMMENT flag if the comment
+   terminates the pattern without including a newline.
+
+   Note its the callers responsibility to ensure that we are
+   actually in /x mode
+
+*/
+
+STATIC bool
+S_reg_skipcomment(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
+{
+    bool ended = 0;
+    while (RExC_parse < RExC_end)
+        if (*RExC_parse++ == '\n') {
+            ended = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    if (!ended) {
+        /* we ran off the end of the pattern without ending
+           the comment, so we have to add an \n when wrapping */
+        RExC_seen |= REG_SEEN_RUN_ON_COMMENT;
+        return 0;
+    } else
+        return 1;
+}
+
+/* nextchar()
+
+   Advance that parse position, and optionall absorbs
+   "whitespace" from the inputstream.
+
+   Without /x "whitespace" means (?#...) style comments only,
+   with /x this means (?#...) and # comments and whitespace proper.
+
+   Returns the RExC_parse point from BEFORE the scan occurs.
+
+   This is the /x friendly way of saying RExC_parse++.
+*/
 
 STATIC char*
 S_nextchar(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
@@ -5412,15 +7860,14 @@ S_nextchar(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
            RExC_parse++;
            continue;
        }
-       if (RExC_flags & PMf_EXTENDED) {
+       if (RExC_flags & RXf_PMf_EXTENDED) {
            if (isSPACE(*RExC_parse)) {
                RExC_parse++;
                continue;
            }
            else if (*RExC_parse == '#') {
-               while (RExC_parse < RExC_end)
-                   if (*RExC_parse++ == '\n') break;
-               continue;
+               if ( reg_skipcomment( pRExC_state ) )
+                   continue;
            }
        }
        return retval;
@@ -5436,30 +7883,33 @@ S_reg_node(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op)
     dVAR;
     register regnode *ptr;
     regnode * const ret = RExC_emit;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
     if (SIZE_ONLY) {
        SIZE_ALIGN(RExC_size);
        RExC_size += 1;
        return(ret);
     }
+    if (RExC_emit >= RExC_emit_bound)
+        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg_node overrun trying to emit %d", op);
 
     NODE_ALIGN_FILL(ret);
     ptr = ret;
     FILL_ADVANCE_NODE(ptr, op);
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
     if (RExC_offsets) {         /* MJD */
-       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s:%u: (op %s) %s %u <- %u (len %u) (max %u).\n", 
+       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s:%d: (op %s) %s %"UVuf" (len %"UVuf") (max %"UVuf").\n", 
               "reg_node", __LINE__, 
-              reg_name[op],
-              RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start > RExC_offsets[0] 
-              ? "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
-              RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start,
-              RExC_parse - RExC_start,
-              RExC_offsets[0])); 
+              PL_reg_name[op],
+              (UV)(RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start) > RExC_offsets[0] 
+               ? "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
+              (UV)(RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start),
+              (UV)(RExC_parse - RExC_start),
+              (UV)RExC_offsets[0])); 
        Set_Node_Offset(RExC_emit, RExC_parse + (op == END));
     }
-            
+#endif
     RExC_emit = ptr;
-
     return(ret);
 }
 
@@ -5472,42 +7922,59 @@ S_reganode(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, U32 arg)
     dVAR;
     register regnode *ptr;
     regnode * const ret = RExC_emit;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
     if (SIZE_ONLY) {
        SIZE_ALIGN(RExC_size);
        RExC_size += 2;
+       /* 
+          We can't do this:
+          
+          assert(2==regarglen[op]+1); 
+       
+          Anything larger than this has to allocate the extra amount.
+          If we changed this to be:
+          
+          RExC_size += (1 + regarglen[op]);
+          
+          then it wouldn't matter. Its not clear what side effect
+          might come from that so its not done so far.
+          -- dmq
+       */
        return(ret);
     }
+    if (RExC_emit >= RExC_emit_bound)
+        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: reg_node overrun trying to emit %d", op);
 
     NODE_ALIGN_FILL(ret);
     ptr = ret;
     FILL_ADVANCE_NODE_ARG(ptr, op, arg);
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
     if (RExC_offsets) {         /* MJD */
-       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s %u <- %u (max %u).\n", 
+       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s %"UVuf" <- %"UVuf" (max %"UVuf").\n", 
               "reganode",
              __LINE__,
-             reg_name[op],
-              RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start > RExC_offsets[0] ? 
+             PL_reg_name[op],
+              (UV)(RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start) > RExC_offsets[0] ? 
               "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
-              RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start,
-              RExC_parse - RExC_start,
-              RExC_offsets[0])); 
+              (UV)(RExC_emit - RExC_emit_start),
+              (UV)(RExC_parse - RExC_start),
+              (UV)RExC_offsets[0])); 
        Set_Cur_Node_Offset;
     }
-            
+#endif            
     RExC_emit = ptr;
-
     return(ret);
 }
 
 /*
 - reguni - emit (if appropriate) a Unicode character
 */
-STATIC void
-S_reguni(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, UV uv, char* s, STRLEN* lenp)
+STATIC STRLEN
+S_reguni(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, UV uv, char* s)
 {
     dVAR;
-    *lenp = SIZE_ONLY ? UNISKIP(uv) : (uvchr_to_utf8((U8*)s, uv) - (U8*)s);
+    return SIZE_ONLY ? UNISKIP(uv) : (uvchr_to_utf8((U8*)s, uv) - (U8*)s);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5516,56 +7983,81 @@ S_reguni(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, UV uv, char* s, STRLEN* lenp)
 * Means relocating the operand.
 */
 STATIC void
-S_reginsert(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, regnode *opnd)
+S_reginsert(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, regnode *opnd, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     register regnode *src;
     register regnode *dst;
     register regnode *place;
     const int offset = regarglen[(U8)op];
-
+    const int size = NODE_STEP_REGNODE + offset;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
 /* (PL_regkind[(U8)op] == CURLY ? EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS : 0); */
-
+    DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("inst"," - %s",PL_reg_name[op]);
     if (SIZE_ONLY) {
-       RExC_size += NODE_STEP_REGNODE + offset;
+       RExC_size += size;
        return;
     }
 
     src = RExC_emit;
-    RExC_emit += NODE_STEP_REGNODE + offset;
+    RExC_emit += size;
     dst = RExC_emit;
+    if (RExC_open_parens) {
+        int paren;
+        /*DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("inst"," - %"IVdf, (IV)RExC_npar);*/
+        for ( paren=0 ; paren < RExC_npar ; paren++ ) {
+            if ( RExC_open_parens[paren] >= opnd ) {
+                /*DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("open"," - %d",size);*/
+                RExC_open_parens[paren] += size;
+            } else {
+                /*DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("open"," - %s","ok");*/
+            }
+            if ( RExC_close_parens[paren] >= opnd ) {
+                /*DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("close"," - %d",size);*/
+                RExC_close_parens[paren] += size;
+            } else {
+                /*DEBUG_PARSE_FMT("close"," - %s","ok");*/
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     while (src > opnd) {
        StructCopy(--src, --dst, regnode);
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
         if (RExC_offsets) {     /* MJD 20010112 */
-           MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s copy %u -> %u (max %u).\n",
+           MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s copy %"UVuf" -> %"UVuf" (max %"UVuf").\n",
                   "reg_insert",
                  __LINE__,
-                 reg_name[op],
-                  dst - RExC_emit_start > RExC_offsets[0] 
-                  ? "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
-                  src - RExC_emit_start,
-                  dst - RExC_emit_start,
-                  RExC_offsets[0])); 
+                 PL_reg_name[op],
+                  (UV)(dst - RExC_emit_start) > RExC_offsets[0] 
+                   ? "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
+                  (UV)(src - RExC_emit_start),
+                  (UV)(dst - RExC_emit_start),
+                  (UV)RExC_offsets[0])); 
            Set_Node_Offset_To_R(dst-RExC_emit_start, Node_Offset(src));
            Set_Node_Length_To_R(dst-RExC_emit_start, Node_Length(src));
         }
+#endif
     }
     
 
     place = opnd;              /* Op node, where operand used to be. */
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
     if (RExC_offsets) {         /* MJD */
-       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s %u <- %u (max %u).\n", 
+       MJD_OFFSET_DEBUG(("%s(%d): (op %s) %s %"UVuf" <- %"UVuf" (max %"UVuf").\n", 
               "reginsert",
              __LINE__,
-             reg_name[op],
-              place - RExC_emit_start > RExC_offsets[0] 
+             PL_reg_name[op],
+              (UV)(place - RExC_emit_start) > RExC_offsets[0] 
               ? "Overwriting end of array!\n" : "OK",
-              place - RExC_emit_start,
-              RExC_parse - RExC_start,
-              RExC_offsets[0])); 
+              (UV)(place - RExC_emit_start),
+              (UV)(RExC_parse - RExC_start),
+              (UV)RExC_offsets[0]));
        Set_Node_Offset(place, RExC_parse);
        Set_Node_Length(place, 1);
     }
+#endif    
     src = NEXTOPER(place);
     FILL_ADVANCE_NODE(place, op);
     Zero(src, offset, regnode);
@@ -5573,13 +8065,18 @@ S_reginsert(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, U8 op, regnode *opnd)
 
 /*
 - regtail - set the next-pointer at the end of a node chain of p to val.
+- SEE ALSO: regtail_study
 */
 /* TODO: All three parms should be const */
 STATIC void
-S_regtail(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *p, const regnode *val)
+S_regtail(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *p, const regnode *val,U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
     register regnode *scan;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+#ifndef DEBUGGING
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(depth);
+#endif
 
     if (SIZE_ONLY)
        return;
@@ -5588,39 +8085,120 @@ S_regtail(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *p, const regnode *val)
     scan = p;
     for (;;) {
        regnode * const temp = regnext(scan);
-       if (temp == NULL)
-           break;
-       scan = temp;
+        DEBUG_PARSE_r({
+            SV * const mysv=sv_newmortal();
+            DEBUG_PARSE_MSG((scan==p ? "tail" : ""));
+            regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, scan);
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "~ %s (%d) %s %s\n",
+                SvPV_nolen_const(mysv), REG_NODE_NUM(scan),
+                    (temp == NULL ? "->" : ""),
+                    (temp == NULL ? PL_reg_name[OP(val)] : "")
+            );
+        });
+        if (temp == NULL)
+            break;
+        scan = temp;
     }
 
     if (reg_off_by_arg[OP(scan)]) {
-       ARG_SET(scan, val - scan);
+        ARG_SET(scan, val - scan);
     }
     else {
-       NEXT_OFF(scan) = val - scan;
+        NEXT_OFF(scan) = val - scan;
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
 /*
-- regoptail - regtail on operand of first argument; nop if operandless
+- regtail_study - set the next-pointer at the end of a node chain of p to val.
+- Look for optimizable sequences at the same time.
+- currently only looks for EXACT chains.
+
+This is expermental code. The idea is to use this routine to perform 
+in place optimizations on branches and groups as they are constructed,
+with the long term intention of removing optimization from study_chunk so
+that it is purely analytical.
+
+Currently only used when in DEBUG mode. The macro REGTAIL_STUDY() is used
+to control which is which.
+
 */
-/* TODO: All three parms should be const */
-STATIC void
-S_regoptail(pTHX_ const RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *p, const regnode *val)
+/* TODO: All four parms should be const */
+
+STATIC U8
+S_regtail_study(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode *p, const regnode *val,U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
-    /* "Operandless" and "op != BRANCH" are synonymous in practice. */
-    if (p == NULL || SIZE_ONLY)
-       return;
-    if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(p)] == BRANCH) {
-       regtail(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(p), val);
+    register regnode *scan;
+    U8 exact = PSEUDO;
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_INPLACESCAN
+    I32 min = 0;
+#endif
+
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+
+
+    if (SIZE_ONLY)
+        return exact;
+
+    /* Find last node. */
+
+    scan = p;
+    for (;;) {
+        regnode * const temp = regnext(scan);
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_INPLACESCAN
+        if (PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == EXACT)
+            if (join_exact(pRExC_state,scan,&min,1,val,depth+1))
+                return EXACT;
+#endif
+        if ( exact ) {
+            switch (OP(scan)) {
+                case EXACT:
+                case EXACTF:
+                case EXACTFL:
+                        if( exact == PSEUDO )
+                            exact= OP(scan);
+                        else if ( exact != OP(scan) )
+                            exact= 0;
+                case NOTHING:
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    exact= 0;
+            }
+        }
+        DEBUG_PARSE_r({
+            SV * const mysv=sv_newmortal();
+            DEBUG_PARSE_MSG((scan==p ? "tsdy" : ""));
+            regprop(RExC_rx, mysv, scan);
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "~ %s (%d) -> %s\n",
+                SvPV_nolen_const(mysv),
+                REG_NODE_NUM(scan),
+                PL_reg_name[exact]);
+        });
+       if (temp == NULL)
+           break;
+       scan = temp;
     }
-    else if ( PL_regkind[(U8)OP(p)] == BRANCHJ) {
-       regtail(pRExC_state, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(p)), val);
+    DEBUG_PARSE_r({
+        SV * const mysv_val=sv_newmortal();
+        DEBUG_PARSE_MSG("");
+        regprop(RExC_rx, mysv_val, val);
+        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "~ attach to %s (%"IVdf") offset to %"IVdf"\n",
+                     SvPV_nolen_const(mysv_val),
+                     (IV)REG_NODE_NUM(val),
+                     (IV)(val - scan)
+        );
+    });
+    if (reg_off_by_arg[OP(scan)]) {
+       ARG_SET(scan, val - scan);
     }
-    else
-       return;
+    else {
+       NEXT_OFF(scan) = val - scan;
+    }
+
+    return exact;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  - regcurly - a little FSA that accepts {\d+,?\d*}
@@ -5653,96 +8231,81 @@ Perl_regdump(pTHX_ const regexp *r)
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     dVAR;
     SV * const sv = sv_newmortal();
+    SV *dsv= sv_newmortal();
+    RXi_GET_DECL(r,ri);
 
-    (void)dumpuntil(r, r->program, r->program + 1, NULL, sv, 0);
+    (void)dumpuntil(r, ri->program, ri->program + 1, NULL, NULL, sv, 0, 0);
 
     /* Header fields of interest. */
-    if (r->anchored_substr)
+    if (r->anchored_substr) {
+       RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, 0, dsv, SvPVX_const(r->anchored_substr), 
+           RE_SV_DUMPLEN(r->anchored_substr), 30);
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     "anchored \"%s%.*s%s\"%s at %"IVdf" ",
-                     PL_colors[0],
-                     (int)(SvCUR(r->anchored_substr) - (SvTAIL(r->anchored_substr)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX_const(r->anchored_substr),
-                     PL_colors[1],
-                     SvTAIL(r->anchored_substr) ? "$" : "",
+                     "anchored %s%s at %"IVdf" ",
+                     s, RE_SV_TAIL(r->anchored_substr),
                      (IV)r->anchored_offset);
-    else if (r->anchored_utf8)
+    } else if (r->anchored_utf8) {
+       RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, 1, dsv, SvPVX_const(r->anchored_utf8), 
+           RE_SV_DUMPLEN(r->anchored_utf8), 30);
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     "anchored utf8 \"%s%.*s%s\"%s at %"IVdf" ",
-                     PL_colors[0],
-                     (int)(SvCUR(r->anchored_utf8) - (SvTAIL(r->anchored_utf8)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX_const(r->anchored_utf8),
-                     PL_colors[1],
-                     SvTAIL(r->anchored_utf8) ? "$" : "",
+                     "anchored utf8 %s%s at %"IVdf" ",
+                     s, RE_SV_TAIL(r->anchored_utf8),
                      (IV)r->anchored_offset);
-    if (r->float_substr)
+    }                
+    if (r->float_substr) {
+       RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, 0, dsv, SvPVX_const(r->float_substr), 
+           RE_SV_DUMPLEN(r->float_substr), 30);
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     "floating \"%s%.*s%s\"%s at %"IVdf"..%"UVuf" ",
-                     PL_colors[0],
-                     (int)(SvCUR(r->float_substr) - (SvTAIL(r->float_substr)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX_const(r->float_substr),
-                     PL_colors[1],
-                     SvTAIL(r->float_substr) ? "$" : "",
+                     "floating %s%s at %"IVdf"..%"UVuf" ",
+                     s, RE_SV_TAIL(r->float_substr),
                      (IV)r->float_min_offset, (UV)r->float_max_offset);
-    else if (r->float_utf8)
+    } else if (r->float_utf8) {
+       RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, 1, dsv, SvPVX_const(r->float_utf8), 
+           RE_SV_DUMPLEN(r->float_utf8), 30);
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     "floating utf8 \"%s%.*s%s\"%s at %"IVdf"..%"UVuf" ",
-                     PL_colors[0],
-                     (int)(SvCUR(r->float_utf8) - (SvTAIL(r->float_utf8)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX_const(r->float_utf8),
-                     PL_colors[1],
-                     SvTAIL(r->float_utf8) ? "$" : "",
+                     "floating utf8 %s%s at %"IVdf"..%"UVuf" ",
+                     s, RE_SV_TAIL(r->float_utf8),
                      (IV)r->float_min_offset, (UV)r->float_max_offset);
+    }
     if (r->check_substr || r->check_utf8)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                     r->check_substr == r->float_substr
-                     && r->check_utf8 == r->float_utf8
-                     ? "(checking floating" : "(checking anchored");
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_NOSCAN)
+                     (const char *)
+                     (r->check_substr == r->float_substr
+                      && r->check_utf8 == r->float_utf8
+                      ? "(checking floating" : "(checking anchored"));
+    if (r->extflags & RXf_NOSCAN)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " noscan");
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_CHECK_ALL)
+    if (r->extflags & RXf_CHECK_ALL)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " isall");
     if (r->check_substr || r->check_utf8)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, ") ");
 
-    if (r->regstclass) {
-       regprop(r, sv, r->regstclass);
-       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "stclass \"%s\" ", SvPVX_const(sv));
+    if (ri->regstclass) {
+       regprop(r, sv, ri->regstclass);
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "stclass %s ", SvPVX_const(sv));
     }
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH) {
+    if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH) {
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "anchored");
-       if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_BOL)
+       if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_BOL)
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(BOL)");
-       if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_MBOL)
+       if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_MBOL)
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(MBOL)");
-       if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_SBOL)
+       if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_SBOL)
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(SBOL)");
-       if (r->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS)
+       if (r->extflags & RXf_ANCH_GPOS)
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(GPOS)");
        PerlIO_putc(Perl_debug_log, ' ');
     }
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_GPOS_SEEN)
-       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "GPOS ");
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_SKIP)
+    if (r->extflags & RXf_GPOS_SEEN)
+       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "GPOS:%"UVuf" ", (UV)r->gofs);
+    if (r->intflags & PREGf_SKIP)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "plus ");
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_IMPLICIT)
+    if (r->intflags & PREGf_IMPLICIT)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "implicit ");
-    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "minlen %ld ", (long) r->minlen);
-    if (r->reganch & ROPT_EVAL_SEEN)
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "minlen %"IVdf" ", (IV)r->minlen);
+    if (r->extflags & RXf_EVAL_SEEN)
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "with eval ");
     PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n");
-    if (r->offsets) {
-        const U32 len = r->offsets[0];
-        GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
-        DEBUG_OFFSETS_r({
-           U32 i;
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Offsets: [%"UVuf"]\n\t", (UV)r->offsets[0]);
-           for (i = 1; i <= len; i++)
-               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%"UVuf"[%"UVuf"] ", 
-                   (UV)r->offsets[i*2-1], (UV)r->offsets[i*2]);
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n");
-        });
-    }
 #else
     PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
     PERL_UNUSED_ARG(r);
@@ -5758,37 +8321,82 @@ Perl_regprop(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, SV *sv, const regnode *o)
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     dVAR;
     register int k;
+    RXi_GET_DECL(prog,progi);
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    
 
     sv_setpvn(sv, "", 0);
-    if (OP(o) >= reg_num)              /* regnode.type is unsigned */
+
+    if (OP(o) > REGNODE_MAX)           /* regnode.type is unsigned */
        /* It would be nice to FAIL() here, but this may be called from
           regexec.c, and it would be hard to supply pRExC_state. */
-       Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Corrupted regexp opcode");
-    sv_catpv(sv, reg_name[OP(o)]); /* Take off const! */
+       Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Corrupted regexp opcode %d > %d", (int)OP(o), (int)REGNODE_MAX);
+    sv_catpv(sv, PL_reg_name[OP(o)]); /* Take off const! */
 
-    k = PL_regkind[(U8)OP(o)];
+    k = PL_regkind[OP(o)];
 
     if (k == EXACT) {
        SV * const dsv = sv_2mortal(newSVpvs(""));
-       /* Using is_utf8_string() is a crude hack but it may
-        * be the best for now since we have no flag "this EXACTish
-        * node was UTF-8" --jhi */
-       const bool do_utf8 = is_utf8_string((U8*)STRING(o), STR_LEN(o));
-       const char * const s = do_utf8 ?
-         pv_uni_display(dsv, (U8*)STRING(o), STR_LEN(o), 60,
-                        UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-         STRING(o);
-       const int len = do_utf8 ?
-         strlen(s) :
-         STR_LEN(o);
-       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, " <%s%.*s%s>",
-                      PL_colors[0],
-                      len, s,
-                      PL_colors[1]);
+       /* Using is_utf8_string() (via PERL_PV_UNI_DETECT) 
+        * is a crude hack but it may be the best for now since 
+        * we have no flag "this EXACTish node was UTF-8" 
+        * --jhi */
+       const char * const s = 
+           pv_pretty(dsv, STRING(o), STR_LEN(o), 60, 
+               PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+               PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT |
+               PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELIPSES    |
+               PERL_PV_PRETTY_LTGT    
+            ); 
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, " %s", s );
     } else if (k == TRIE) {
-       NOOP;
-       /* print the details od the trie in dumpuntil instead, as
-        * prog->data isn't available here */
+       /* print the details of the trie in dumpuntil instead, as
+        * progi->data isn't available here */
+        const char op = OP(o);
+        const U32 n = ARG(o);
+        const reg_ac_data * const ac = IS_TRIE_AC(op) ?
+               (reg_ac_data *)progi->data->data[n] :
+               NULL;
+        const reg_trie_data * const trie
+           = (reg_trie_data*)progi->data->data[!IS_TRIE_AC(op) ? n : ac->trie];
+        
+        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "-%s",PL_reg_name[o->flags]);
+        DEBUG_TRIE_COMPILE_r(
+            Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv,
+                "<S:%"UVuf"/%"IVdf" W:%"UVuf" L:%"UVuf"/%"UVuf" C:%"UVuf"/%"UVuf">",
+                (UV)trie->startstate,
+                (IV)trie->statecount-1, /* -1 because of the unused 0 element */
+                (UV)trie->wordcount,
+                (UV)trie->minlen,
+                (UV)trie->maxlen,
+                (UV)TRIE_CHARCOUNT(trie),
+                (UV)trie->uniquecharcount
+            )
+        );
+        if ( IS_ANYOF_TRIE(op) || trie->bitmap ) {
+            int i;
+            int rangestart = -1;
+            U8* bitmap = IS_ANYOF_TRIE(op) ? (U8*)ANYOF_BITMAP(o) : (U8*)TRIE_BITMAP(trie);
+            Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[");
+            for (i = 0; i <= 256; i++) {
+                if (i < 256 && BITMAP_TEST(bitmap,i)) {
+                    if (rangestart == -1)
+                        rangestart = i;
+                } else if (rangestart != -1) {
+                    if (i <= rangestart + 3)
+                        for (; rangestart < i; rangestart++)
+                            put_byte(sv, rangestart);
+                    else {
+                        put_byte(sv, rangestart);
+                        sv_catpvs(sv, "-");
+                        put_byte(sv, i - 1);
+                    }
+                    rangestart = -1;
+                }
+            }
+            Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "]");
+        } 
+        
     } else if (k == CURLY) {
        if (OP(o) == CURLYM || OP(o) == CURLYN || OP(o) == CURLYX)
            Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[%d]", o->flags); /* Parenth number */
@@ -5796,9 +8404,37 @@ Perl_regprop(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, SV *sv, const regnode *o)
     }
     else if (k == WHILEM && o->flags)                  /* Ordinal/of */
        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[%d/%d]", o->flags & 0xf, o->flags>>4);
-    else if (k == REF || k == OPEN || k == CLOSE || k == GROUPP )
+    else if (k == REF || k == OPEN || k == CLOSE || k == GROUPP || OP(o)==ACCEPT) {
        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "%d", (int)ARG(o));    /* Parenth number */
-    else if (k == LOGICAL)
+       if ( prog->paren_names ) {
+            if ( k != REF || OP(o) < NREF) {       
+               AV *list= (AV *)progi->data->data[progi->name_list_idx];
+               SV **name= av_fetch(list, ARG(o), 0 );
+               if (name)
+                   Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, " '%"SVf"'", SVfARG(*name));
+            }      
+            else {
+                AV *list= (AV *)progi->data->data[ progi->name_list_idx ];
+                SV *sv_dat=(SV*)progi->data->data[ ARG( o ) ];
+                I32 *nums=(I32*)SvPVX(sv_dat);
+                SV **name= av_fetch(list, nums[0], 0 );
+                I32 n;
+                if (name) {
+                    for ( n=0; n<SvIVX(sv_dat); n++ ) {
+                        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "%s%"IVdf,
+                                   (n ? "," : ""), (IV)nums[n]);
+                    }
+                    Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, " '%"SVf"'", SVfARG(*name));
+                }
+            }
+        }            
+    } else if (k == GOSUB) 
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "%d[%+d]", (int)ARG(o),(int)ARG2L(o)); /* Paren and offset */
+    else if (k == VERB) {
+        if (!o->flags) 
+            Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, ":%"SVf, 
+                SVfARG((SV*)progi->data->data[ ARG( o ) ]));
+    } else if (k == LOGICAL)
        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[%d]", o->flags);     /* 2: embedded, otherwise 1 */
     else if (k == ANYOF) {
        int i, rangestart = -1;
@@ -5915,7 +8551,8 @@ Perl_regprop(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, SV *sv, const regnode *o)
                    char *s = savesvpv(lv);
                    char * const origs = s;
                
-                   while(*s && *s != '\n') s++;
+                   while (*s && *s != '\n')
+                       s++;
                
                    if (*s == '\n') {
                        const char * const t = ++s;
@@ -5939,11 +8576,12 @@ Perl_regprop(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, SV *sv, const regnode *o)
        Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "%s]", PL_colors[1]);
     }
     else if (k == BRANCHJ && (OP(o) == UNLESSM || OP(o) == IFMATCH))
-       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[-%d]", o->flags);
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ sv, "[%d]", -(o->flags));
 #else
     PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
     PERL_UNUSED_ARG(sv);
     PERL_UNUSED_ARG(o);
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(prog);
 #endif /* DEBUGGING */
 }
 
@@ -5973,36 +8611,29 @@ Perl_re_intuit_string(pTHX_ regexp *prog)
     return prog->check_substr ? prog->check_substr : prog->check_utf8;
 }
 
+/* 
+   pregfree() 
+   
+   handles refcounting and freeing the perl core regexp structure. When 
+   it is necessary to actually free the structure the first thing it 
+   does is call the 'free' method of the regexp_engine associated to to 
+   the regexp, allowing the handling of the void *pprivate; member 
+   first. (This routine is not overridable by extensions, which is why 
+   the extensions free is called first.)
+   
+   See regdupe and regdupe_internal if you change anything here. 
+*/
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
 void
 Perl_pregfree(pTHX_ struct regexp *r)
 {
     dVAR;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    SV * const dsv = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
-#endif
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
     if (!r || (--r->refcnt > 0))
        return;
-    DEBUG_r(if (re_debug_flags && (SvIV(re_debug_flags) & RE_DEBUG_COMPILE)) {
-        const char * const s = (r->reganch & ROPT_UTF8)
-            ? pv_uni_display(dsv, (U8*)r->precomp, r->prelen, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX)
-            : pv_display(dsv, r->precomp, r->prelen, 0, 60);
-        const int len = SvCUR(dsv);
-        if (!PL_colorset)
-             reginitcolors();
-        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%sFreeing REx:%s %s%*.*s%s%s\n",
-                      PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],PL_colors[0],
-                      len, len, s,
-                      PL_colors[1],
-                      len > 60 ? "..." : "");
-    });
-
-    /* gcov results gave these as non-null 100% of the time, so there's no
-       optimisation in checking them before calling Safefree  */
-    Safefree(r->precomp);
-    Safefree(r->offsets);             /* 20010421 MJD */
+       
+    CALLREGFREE_PVT(r); /* free the private data */
     RX_MATCH_COPY_FREE(r);
 #ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
     if (r->saved_copy)
@@ -6019,23 +8650,68 @@ Perl_pregfree(pTHX_ struct regexp *r)
            SvREFCNT_dec(r->float_utf8);
        Safefree(r->substrs);
     }
-    if (r->data) {
-       int n = r->data->count;
+    if (r->paren_names)
+        SvREFCNT_dec(r->paren_names);
+    Safefree(r->wrapped);
+    Safefree(r->startp);
+    Safefree(r->endp);
+    Safefree(r);
+}
+#endif
+
+/* regfree_internal() 
+
+   Free the private data in a regexp. This is overloadable by 
+   extensions. Perl takes care of the regexp structure in pregfree(), 
+   this covers the *pprivate pointer which technically perldoesnt 
+   know about, however of course we have to handle the 
+   regexp_internal structure when no extension is in use. 
+   
+   Note this is called before freeing anything in the regexp 
+   structure. 
+ */
+void
+Perl_regfree_internal(pTHX_ struct regexp *r)
+{
+    dVAR;
+    RXi_GET_DECL(r,ri);
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    
+    DEBUG_COMPILE_r({
+       if (!PL_colorset)
+           reginitcolors();
+       {
+           SV *dsv= sv_newmortal();
+            RE_PV_QUOTED_DECL(s, (r->extflags & RXf_UTF8),
+                dsv, r->precomp, r->prelen, 60);
+            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"%sFreeing REx:%s %s\n", 
+                PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],s);
+        }
+    });
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+    if (ri->u.offsets)
+        Safefree(ri->u.offsets);             /* 20010421 MJD */
+#endif
+    if (ri->data) {
+       int n = ri->data->count;
        PAD* new_comppad = NULL;
        PAD* old_comppad;
        PADOFFSET refcnt;
 
        while (--n >= 0) {
           /* If you add a ->what type here, update the comment in regcomp.h */
-           switch (r->data->what[n]) {
+           switch (ri->data->what[n]) {
            case 's':
-               SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)r->data->data[n]);
+           case 'S':
+           case 'u':
+               SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)ri->data->data[n]);
                break;
            case 'f':
-               Safefree(r->data->data[n]);
+               Safefree(ri->data->data[n]);
                break;
            case 'p':
-               new_comppad = (AV*)r->data->data[n];
+               new_comppad = (AV*)ri->data->data[n];
                break;
            case 'o':
                if (new_comppad == NULL)
@@ -6045,10 +8721,10 @@ Perl_pregfree(pTHX_ struct regexp *r)
                    (SvTYPE(new_comppad) == SVt_PVAV) ? new_comppad : NULL
                );
                OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
-               refcnt = OpREFCNT_dec((OP_4tree*)r->data->data[n]);
+               refcnt = OpREFCNT_dec((OP_4tree*)ri->data->data[n]);
                OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
                if (!refcnt)
-                    op_free((OP_4tree*)r->data->data[n]);
+                    op_free((OP_4tree*)ri->data->data[n]);
 
                PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(old_comppad);
                SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)new_comppad);
@@ -6056,42 +8732,312 @@ Perl_pregfree(pTHX_ struct regexp *r)
                break;
            case 'n':
                break;
+            case 'T':          
+                { /* Aho Corasick add-on structure for a trie node.
+                     Used in stclass optimization only */
+                    U32 refcount;
+                    reg_ac_data *aho=(reg_ac_data*)ri->data->data[n];
+                    OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
+                    refcount = --aho->refcount;
+                    OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
+                    if ( !refcount ) {
+                        PerlMemShared_free(aho->states);
+                        PerlMemShared_free(aho->fail);
+                        /* do this last!!!! */
+                        PerlMemShared_free(ri->data->data[n]);
+                        PerlMemShared_free(ri->regstclass);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
            case 't':
-                   {
-                       reg_trie_data * const trie=(reg_trie_data*)r->data->data[n];
-                       U32 refcount;
-                       OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
-                       refcount = --trie->refcount;
-                       OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
-                       if ( !refcount ) {
-                           Safefree(trie->charmap);
-                           if (trie->widecharmap)
-                               SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)trie->widecharmap);
-                           Safefree(trie->states);
-                           Safefree(trie->trans);
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-                           if (trie->words)
-                               SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)trie->words);
-                           if (trie->revcharmap)
-                               SvREFCNT_dec((SV*)trie->revcharmap);
-#endif
-                           Safefree(r->data->data[n]); /* do this last!!!! */
-                       }
-                       break;
+               {
+                   /* trie structure. */
+                   U32 refcount;
+                   reg_trie_data *trie=(reg_trie_data*)ri->data->data[n];
+                    OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
+                    refcount = --trie->refcount;
+                    OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
+                    if ( !refcount ) {
+                        PerlMemShared_free(trie->charmap);
+                        PerlMemShared_free(trie->states);
+                        PerlMemShared_free(trie->trans);
+                        if (trie->bitmap)
+                            PerlMemShared_free(trie->bitmap);
+                        if (trie->wordlen)
+                            PerlMemShared_free(trie->wordlen);
+                        if (trie->jump)
+                            PerlMemShared_free(trie->jump);
+                        if (trie->nextword)
+                            PerlMemShared_free(trie->nextword);
+                        /* do this last!!!! */
+                        PerlMemShared_free(ri->data->data[n]);
                    }
+               }
+               break;
            default:
-               Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: regfree data code '%c'", r->data->what[n]);
+               Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: regfree data code '%c'", ri->data->what[n]);
            }
        }
-       Safefree(r->data->what);
-       Safefree(r->data);
+       Safefree(ri->data->what);
+       Safefree(ri->data);
     }
-    Safefree(r->startp);
-    Safefree(r->endp);
-    Safefree(r);
+    if (ri->swap) {
+        Safefree(ri->swap->startp);
+        Safefree(ri->swap->endp);
+        Safefree(ri->swap);
+    }
+    Safefree(ri);
+}
+
+#define sv_dup_inc(s,t)        SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dup(s,t))
+#define av_dup_inc(s,t)        (AV*)SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dup((SV*)s,t))
+#define hv_dup_inc(s,t)        (HV*)SvREFCNT_inc(sv_dup((SV*)s,t))
+#define SAVEPVN(p,n)   ((p) ? savepvn(p,n) : NULL)
+
+/* 
+   regdupe - duplicate a regexp. 
+   
+   This routine is called by sv.c's re_dup and is expected to clone a 
+   given regexp structure. It is a no-op when not under USE_ITHREADS. 
+   (Originally this *was* re_dup() for change history see sv.c)
+   
+   After all of the core data stored in struct regexp is duplicated
+   the regexp_engine.dupe method is used to copy any private data
+   stored in the *pprivate pointer. This allows extensions to handle
+   any duplication it needs to do.
+
+   See pregfree() and regfree_internal() if you change anything here. 
+*/
+#if defined(USE_ITHREADS)
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
+regexp *
+Perl_re_dup(pTHX_ const regexp *r, CLONE_PARAMS *param)
+{
+    dVAR;
+    regexp *ret;
+    int i, npar;
+    struct reg_substr_datum *s;
+
+    if (!r)
+       return (REGEXP *)NULL;
+
+    if ((ret = (REGEXP *)ptr_table_fetch(PL_ptr_table, r)))
+       return ret;
+
+    
+    npar = r->nparens+1;
+    Newxz(ret, 1, regexp);
+    Newx(ret->startp, npar, I32);
+    Copy(r->startp, ret->startp, npar, I32);
+    Newx(ret->endp, npar, I32);
+    Copy(r->endp, ret->endp, npar, I32);
+
+    if (r->substrs) {
+        Newx(ret->substrs, 1, struct reg_substr_data);
+        for (s = ret->substrs->data, i = 0; i < 3; i++, s++) {
+            s->min_offset = r->substrs->data[i].min_offset;
+            s->max_offset = r->substrs->data[i].max_offset;
+            s->end_shift  = r->substrs->data[i].end_shift;
+            s->substr     = sv_dup_inc(r->substrs->data[i].substr, param);
+            s->utf8_substr = sv_dup_inc(r->substrs->data[i].utf8_substr, param);
+        }
+    } else 
+        ret->substrs = NULL;    
+
+    ret->wrapped        = SAVEPVN(r->wrapped, r->wraplen);
+    ret->precomp        = ret->wrapped + (r->precomp - r->wrapped);
+    ret->prelen         = r->prelen;
+    ret->wraplen        = r->wraplen;
+
+    ret->refcnt         = r->refcnt;
+    ret->minlen         = r->minlen;
+    ret->minlenret      = r->minlenret;
+    ret->nparens        = r->nparens;
+    ret->lastparen      = r->lastparen;
+    ret->lastcloseparen = r->lastcloseparen;
+    ret->intflags       = r->intflags;
+    ret->extflags       = r->extflags;
+
+    ret->sublen         = r->sublen;
+
+    ret->engine         = r->engine;
+    
+    ret->paren_names    = hv_dup_inc(r->paren_names, param);
+
+    if (RX_MATCH_COPIED(ret))
+       ret->subbeg  = SAVEPVN(r->subbeg, r->sublen);
+    else
+       ret->subbeg = NULL;
+#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+    ret->saved_copy = NULL;
+#endif
+    
+    ret->pprivate = r->pprivate;
+    if (ret->pprivate) 
+        RXi_SET(ret,CALLREGDUPE_PVT(ret,param));
+    
+    ptr_table_store(PL_ptr_table, r, ret);
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif /* PERL_IN_XSUB_RE */
+
+/*
+   regdupe_internal()
+   
+   This is the internal complement to regdupe() which is used to copy
+   the structure pointed to by the *pprivate pointer in the regexp.
+   This is the core version of the extension overridable cloning hook.
+   The regexp structure being duplicated will be copied by perl prior
+   to this and will be provided as the regexp *r argument, however 
+   with the /old/ structures pprivate pointer value. Thus this routine
+   may override any copying normally done by perl.
+   
+   It returns a pointer to the new regexp_internal structure.
+*/
+
+void *
+Perl_regdupe_internal(pTHX_ const regexp *r, CLONE_PARAMS *param)
+{
+    dVAR;
+    regexp_internal *reti;
+    int len, npar;
+    RXi_GET_DECL(r,ri);
+    
+    npar = r->nparens+1;
+    len = ProgLen(ri);
+    
+    Newxc(reti, sizeof(regexp_internal) + (len+1)*sizeof(regnode), char, regexp_internal);
+    Copy(ri->program, reti->program, len+1, regnode);
+    
+    if(ri->swap) {
+        Newx(reti->swap, 1, regexp_paren_ofs);
+        /* no need to copy these */
+        Newx(reti->swap->startp, npar, I32);
+        Newx(reti->swap->endp, npar, I32);
+    } else {
+        reti->swap = NULL;
+    }
+
+    reti->regstclass = NULL;
+
+    if (ri->data) {
+       struct reg_data *d;
+        const int count = ri->data->count;
+       int i;
+
+       Newxc(d, sizeof(struct reg_data) + count*sizeof(void *),
+               char, struct reg_data);
+       Newx(d->what, count, U8);
+
+       d->count = count;
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+           d->what[i] = ri->data->what[i];
+           switch (d->what[i]) {
+               /* legal options are one of: sSfpontTu
+                  see also regcomp.h and pregfree() */
+           case 's':
+           case 'S':
+           case 'p': /* actually an AV, but the dup function is identical.  */
+           case 'u': /* actually an HV, but the dup function is identical.  */
+               d->data[i] = sv_dup_inc((SV *)ri->data->data[i], param);
+               break;
+           case 'f':
+               /* This is cheating. */
+               Newx(d->data[i], 1, struct regnode_charclass_class);
+               StructCopy(ri->data->data[i], d->data[i],
+                           struct regnode_charclass_class);
+               reti->regstclass = (regnode*)d->data[i];
+               break;
+           case 'o':
+               /* Compiled op trees are readonly and in shared memory,
+                  and can thus be shared without duplication. */
+               OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
+               d->data[i] = (void*)OpREFCNT_inc((OP*)ri->data->data[i]);
+               OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
+               break;
+           case 'T':
+               /* Trie stclasses are readonly and can thus be shared
+                * without duplication. We free the stclass in pregfree
+                * when the corresponding reg_ac_data struct is freed.
+                */
+               reti->regstclass= ri->regstclass;
+               /* Fall through */
+           case 't':
+               OP_REFCNT_LOCK;
+               ((reg_trie_data*)ri->data->data[i])->refcount++;
+               OP_REFCNT_UNLOCK;
+               /* Fall through */
+           case 'n':
+               d->data[i] = ri->data->data[i];
+               break;
+            default:
+               Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: re_dup unknown data code '%c'", ri->data->what[i]);
+           }
+       }
+
+       reti->data = d;
+    }
+    else
+       reti->data = NULL;
+
+    reti->name_list_idx = ri->name_list_idx;
+
+#ifdef RE_TRACK_PATTERN_OFFSETS
+    if (ri->u.offsets) {
+        Newx(reti->u.offsets, 2*len+1, U32);
+        Copy(ri->u.offsets, reti->u.offsets, 2*len+1, U32);
+    }
+#else
+    SetProgLen(reti,len);
+#endif
+
+    return (void*)reti;
 }
 
+#endif    /* USE_ITHREADS */
+
+/* 
+   reg_stringify() 
+   
+   converts a regexp embedded in a MAGIC struct to its stringified form, 
+   caching the converted form in the struct and returns the cached 
+   string. 
+
+   If lp is nonnull then it is used to return the length of the 
+   resulting string
+   
+   If flags is nonnull and the returned string contains UTF8 then 
+   (*flags & 1) will be true.
+   
+   If haseval is nonnull then it is used to return whether the pattern 
+   contains evals.
+   
+   Normally called via macro: 
+   
+        CALLREG_STRINGIFY(mg,&len,&utf8);
+        
+   And internally with
+   
+        CALLREG_AS_STR(mg,&lp,&flags,&haseval)        
+    
+   See sv_2pv_flags() in sv.c for an example of internal usage.
+    
+ */
 #ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
+
+char *
+Perl_reg_stringify(pTHX_ MAGIC *mg, STRLEN *lp, U32 *flags, I32 *haseval ) {
+    dVAR;
+    const regexp * const re = (regexp *)mg->mg_obj;
+    if (haseval) 
+        *haseval = re->seen_evals;
+    if (flags)    
+       *flags = ((re->extflags & RXf_UTF8) ? 1 : 0);
+    if (lp)
+       *lp = re->wraplen;
+    return re->wrapped;
+}
+
 /*
  - regnext - dig the "next" pointer out of a node
  */
@@ -6101,7 +9047,7 @@ Perl_regnext(pTHX_ register regnode *p)
     dVAR;
     register I32 offset;
 
-    if (p == &PL_regdummy)
+    if (!p)
        return(NULL);
 
     offset = (reg_off_by_arg[OP(p)] ? ARG(p) : NEXT_OFF(p));
@@ -6184,11 +9130,7 @@ Perl_save_re_context(pTHX)
            U32 i;
            for (i = 1; i <= rx->nparens; i++) {
                char digits[TYPE_CHARS(long)];
-#ifdef USE_SNPRINTF
-               const STRLEN len = snprintf(digits, sizeof(digits), "%lu", (long)i);
-#else
-               const STRLEN len = my_sprintf(digits, "%lu", (long)i);
-#endif /* #ifdef USE_SNPRINTF */
+               const STRLEN len = my_snprintf(digits, sizeof(digits), "%lu", (long)i);
                GV *const *const gvp
                    = (GV**)hv_fetch(PL_defstash, digits, len, 0);
 
@@ -6224,93 +9166,140 @@ S_put_byte(pTHX_ SV *sv, int c)
 }
 
 
+#define CLEAR_OPTSTART \
+    if (optstart) STMT_START { \
+           DEBUG_OPTIMISE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " (%"IVdf" nodes)\n", (IV)(node - optstart))); \
+           optstart=NULL; \
+    } STMT_END
+
+#define DUMPUNTIL(b,e) CLEAR_OPTSTART; node=dumpuntil(r,start,(b),(e),last,sv,indent+1,depth+1);
+
 STATIC const regnode *
 S_dumpuntil(pTHX_ const regexp *r, const regnode *start, const regnode *node,
-           const regnode *last, SV* sv, I32 l)
+           const regnode *last, const regnode *plast, 
+           SV* sv, I32 indent, U32 depth)
 {
     dVAR;
-    register U8 op = EXACT;    /* Arbitrary non-END op. */
+    register U8 op = PSEUDO;   /* Arbitrary non-END op. */
     register const regnode *next;
+    const regnode *optstart= NULL;
+    
+    RXi_GET_DECL(r,ri);
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+    
+#ifdef DEBUG_DUMPUNTIL
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "--- %d : %d - %d - %d\n",indent,node-start,
+        last ? last-start : 0,plast ? plast-start : 0);
+#endif
+            
+    if (plast && plast < last) 
+        last= plast;
 
-    while (op != END && (!last || node < last)) {
+    while (PL_regkind[op] != END && (!last || node < last)) {
        /* While that wasn't END last time... */
-
        NODE_ALIGN(node);
        op = OP(node);
-       if (op == CLOSE)
-           l--;        
+       if (op == CLOSE || op == WHILEM)
+           indent--;
        next = regnext((regnode *)node);
+
        /* Where, what. */
-       if (OP(node) == OPTIMIZED)
-           goto after_print;
+       if (OP(node) == OPTIMIZED) {
+           if (!optstart && RE_DEBUG_FLAG(RE_DEBUG_COMPILE_OPTIMISE))
+               optstart = node;
+           else
+               goto after_print;
+       } else
+           CLEAR_OPTSTART;
+       
        regprop(r, sv, node);
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%4"IVdf":%*s%s", (IV)(node - start),
-                     (int)(2*l + 1), "", SvPVX_const(sv));
-       if (next == NULL)               /* Next ptr. */
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(0)");
-       else
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(%"IVdf")", (IV)(next - start));
-       (void)PerlIO_putc(Perl_debug_log, '\n');
+                     (int)(2*indent + 1), "", SvPVX_const(sv));
+        
+        if (OP(node) != OPTIMIZED) {                 
+            if (next == NULL)          /* Next ptr. */
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " (0)");
+            else if (PL_regkind[(U8)op] == BRANCH && PL_regkind[OP(next)] != BRANCH )
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " (FAIL)");
+            else 
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " (%"IVdf")", (IV)(next - start));
+            (void)PerlIO_putc(Perl_debug_log, '\n'); 
+        }
+        
       after_print:
        if (PL_regkind[(U8)op] == BRANCHJ) {
-           register const regnode *nnode = (OP(next) == LONGJMP
+           assert(next);
+           {
+                register const regnode *nnode = (OP(next) == LONGJMP
                                             ? regnext((regnode *)next)
                                             : next);
-           if (last && nnode > last)
-               nnode = last;
-           node = dumpuntil(r, start, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(node)), nnode, sv, l + 1);
+                if (last && nnode > last)
+                    nnode = last;
+                DUMPUNTIL(NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(node)), nnode);
+           }
        }
        else if (PL_regkind[(U8)op] == BRANCH) {
-           node = dumpuntil(r, start, NEXTOPER(node), next, sv, l + 1);
+           assert(next);
+           DUMPUNTIL(NEXTOPER(node), next);
        }
        else if ( PL_regkind[(U8)op]  == TRIE ) {
-            const I32 n = ARG(node);
-           const reg_trie_data * const trie = (reg_trie_data*)r->data->data[n];
-            const I32 arry_len = av_len(trie->words)+1;
+           const regnode *this_trie = node;
+           const char op = OP(node);
+            const U32 n = ARG(node);
+           const reg_ac_data * const ac = op>=AHOCORASICK ?
+               (reg_ac_data *)ri->data->data[n] :
+               NULL;
+           const reg_trie_data * const trie =
+               (reg_trie_data*)ri->data->data[op<AHOCORASICK ? n : ac->trie];
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+           AV *const trie_words = (AV *) ri->data->data[n + TRIE_WORDS_OFFSET];
+#endif
+           const regnode *nextbranch= NULL;
            I32 word_idx;
-           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%*s[Words:%d Chars Stored:%d Unique Chars:%d States:%"IVdf"%s]\n",
-                      (int)(2*(l+3)),
-                      "",
-                      trie->wordcount,
-                      (int)trie->charcount,
-                      trie->uniquecharcount,
-                      (IV)trie->laststate-1,
-                      node->flags ? " EVAL mode" : "");
-
-           for (word_idx=0; word_idx < arry_len; word_idx++) {
-               SV ** const elem_ptr = av_fetch(trie->words,word_idx,0);
-               if (elem_ptr) {
-                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*s<%s%s%s>\n",
-                      (int)(2*(l+4)), "",
-                      PL_colors[0],
-                      SvPV_nolen_const(*elem_ptr),
-                      PL_colors[1]
-                   );
-                   /*
-                   if (next == NULL)
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(0)\n");
-                   else
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(%"IVdf")\n", (IV)(next - start));
-                   */
+            sv_setpvn(sv, "", 0);
+           for (word_idx= 0; word_idx < (I32)trie->wordcount; word_idx++) {
+               SV ** const elem_ptr = av_fetch(trie_words,word_idx,0);
+               
+                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%*s%s ",
+                   (int)(2*(indent+3)), "",
+                    elem_ptr ? pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*elem_ptr), SvCUR(*elem_ptr), 60,
+                           PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1],
+                           (SvUTF8(*elem_ptr) ? PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI : 0) |
+                           PERL_PV_PRETTY_ELIPSES    |
+                           PERL_PV_PRETTY_LTGT
+                            )
+                            : "???"
+                );
+                if (trie->jump) {
+                    U16 dist= trie->jump[word_idx+1];
+                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "(%"UVuf")\n",
+                                 (UV)((dist ? this_trie + dist : next) - start));
+                    if (dist) {
+                        if (!nextbranch)
+                            nextbranch= this_trie + trie->jump[0];    
+                       DUMPUNTIL(this_trie + dist, nextbranch);
+                    }
+                    if (nextbranch && PL_regkind[OP(nextbranch)]==BRANCH)
+                        nextbranch= regnext((regnode *)nextbranch);
+                } else {
+                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "\n");
                }
-
            }
-
-           node = NEXTOPER(node);
-           node += regarglen[(U8)op];
-
+           if (last && next > last)
+               node= last;
+           else
+               node= next;
        }
-       else if ( op == CURLY) {   /* "next" might be very big: optimizer */
-           node = dumpuntil(r, start, NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS,
-                            NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS + 1, sv, l + 1);
+       else if ( op == CURLY ) {   /* "next" might be very big: optimizer */
+           DUMPUNTIL(NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS,
+                    NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS + 1);
        }
        else if (PL_regkind[(U8)op] == CURLY && op != CURLYX) {
-           node = dumpuntil(r, start, NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS,
-                            next, sv, l + 1);
+           assert(next);
+           DUMPUNTIL(NEXTOPER(node) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS, next);
        }
        else if ( op == PLUS || op == STAR) {
-           node = dumpuntil(r, start, NEXTOPER(node), NEXTOPER(node) + 1, sv, l + 1);
+           DUMPUNTIL(NEXTOPER(node), NEXTOPER(node) + 1);
        }
        else if (op == ANYOF) {
            /* arglen 1 + class block */
@@ -6328,10 +9317,12 @@ S_dumpuntil(pTHX_ const regexp *r, const regnode *start, const regnode *node,
            node += regarglen[(U8)op];
        }
        if (op == CURLYX || op == OPEN)
-           l++;
-       else if (op == WHILEM)
-           l--;
+           indent++;
     }
+    CLEAR_OPTSTART;
+#ifdef DEBUG_DUMPUNTIL    
+    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "--- %d\n", (int)indent);
+#endif
     return node;
 }