regcomp.sym: Update \b descriptions

diff --git a/pod/perldebguts.pod b/pod/perldebguts.pod
index 591e69b..2b5561d 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldebguts.pod
+++ b/pod/perldebguts.pod
@@ -572,24 +572,22 @@ will be lost.
  GPOS            no         Matches where last m//g left off.
 
  # Word Boundary Opcodes:
- BOUND           no         Match "" at any word boundary using native
-                            charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise
-                            Unicode rules
- BOUNDL          no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
-                            using locale rules
+ BOUND           no         Like BOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match ""
+                            between any Unicode \w\W or \W\w
+ BOUNDL          no         Like BOUND/BOUNDU, but \w and \W are defined
+                            by current locale
  BOUNDU          no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
                             using Unicode rules
- BOUNDA          no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
-                            using ASCII rules
- NBOUND          no         Match "" at any word non-boundary using
-                            native charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise
-                            Unicode rules
- NBOUNDL         no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
-                            using locale rules
- NBOUNDU         no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
+ BOUNDA          no         Match "" at any boundary between \w\W or
+                            \W\w, where \w is [_a-zA-Z0-9]
+ NBOUND          no         Like NBOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match
+                            "" between any Unicode \w\w or \W\W
+ NBOUNDL         no         Like NBOUND/NBOUNDU, but \w and \W are
+                            defined by current locale
+ NBOUNDU         no         Match "" at any non-boundary of a given type
                             using using Unicode rules
- NBOUNDA         no         Match "" at any boundary of a given type
-                            using using ASCII rules
+ NBOUNDA         no         Match "" betweeen any \w\w or \W\W, where \w
+                            is [_a-zA-Z0-9]
 
  # [Special] alternatives:
  REG_ANY         no         Match any one character (except newline).

diff --git a/regcomp.sym b/regcomp.sym
index 7daa241..f79b874 100644 (file)
--- a/regcomp.sym
+++ b/regcomp.sym
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ GPOS        GPOS,       no        ; Matches where last m//g left off.
 # in regcomp.c uses the enum value of the modifier as an offset from the /d
 # version.  The complements must come after the non-complements.
 # BOUND, POSIX and their complements are affected, as well as EXACTF.
-BOUND       BOUND,      no        ; Match "" at any word boundary using native charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise Unicode rules
-BOUNDL      BOUND,      no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using locale rules
+BOUND       BOUND,      no        ; Like BOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match "" between any Unicode \w\W or \W\w
+BOUNDL      BOUND,      no        ; Like BOUND/BOUNDU, but \w and \W are defined by current locale
 BOUNDU      BOUND,      no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using Unicode rules
-BOUNDA      BOUND,      no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using ASCII rules
+BOUNDA      BOUND,      no        ; Match "" at any boundary between \w\W or \W\w, where \w is [_a-zA-Z0-9]
 # All NBOUND nodes are required by code in regexec.c to be greater than all BOUND ones
-NBOUND      NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" at any word non-boundary using native charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise Unicode rules
-NBOUNDL     NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using locale rules
-NBOUNDU     NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using using Unicode rules
-NBOUNDA     NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" at any boundary of a given type using using ASCII rules
+NBOUND      NBOUND,     no        ; Like NBOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match "" between any Unicode \w\w or \W\W
+NBOUNDL     NBOUND,     no        ; Like NBOUND/NBOUNDU, but \w and \W are defined by current locale
+NBOUNDU     NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" at any non-boundary of a given type using using Unicode rules
+NBOUNDA     NBOUND,     no        ; Match "" betweeen any \w\w or \W\W, where \w is [_a-zA-Z0-9]
 
 #* [Special] alternatives:
 REG_ANY     REG_ANY,    no 0 S    ; Match any one character (except newline).

diff --git a/regnodes.h b/regnodes.h
index 144d6f6..3c9b991 100644 (file)
--- a/regnodes.h
+++ b/regnodes.h
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 #define        MEOL                    5       /* 0x05 Same, assuming multiline: /$/m */
 #define        EOS                     6       /* 0x06 Match "" at end of string: /\z/ */
 #define        GPOS                    7       /* 0x07 Matches where last m//g left off. */
-#define        BOUND                   8       /* 0x08 Match "" at any word boundary using native charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise Unicode rules */
-#define        BOUNDL                  9       /* 0x09 Match "" at any boundary of a given type using locale rules */
+#define        BOUND                   8       /* 0x08 Like BOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match "" between any Unicode \w\W or \W\w */
+#define        BOUNDL                  9       /* 0x09 Like BOUND/BOUNDU, but \w and \W are defined by current locale */
 #define        BOUNDU                  10      /* 0x0a Match "" at any boundary of a given type using Unicode rules */
-#define        BOUNDA                  11      /* 0x0b Match "" at any boundary of a given type using ASCII rules */
-#define        NBOUND                  12      /* 0x0c Match "" at any word non-boundary using native charset rules for non-utf8, otherwise Unicode rules */
-#define        NBOUNDL                 13      /* 0x0d Match "" at any boundary of a given type using locale rules */
-#define        NBOUNDU                 14      /* 0x0e Match "" at any boundary of a given type using using Unicode rules */
-#define        NBOUNDA                 15      /* 0x0f Match "" at any boundary of a given type using using ASCII rules */
+#define        BOUNDA                  11      /* 0x0b Match "" at any boundary between \w\W or \W\w, where \w is [_a-zA-Z0-9] */
+#define        NBOUND                  12      /* 0x0c Like NBOUNDA for non-utf8, otherwise match "" between any Unicode \w\w or \W\W */
+#define        NBOUNDL                 13      /* 0x0d Like NBOUND/NBOUNDU, but \w and \W are defined by current locale */
+#define        NBOUNDU                 14      /* 0x0e Match "" at any non-boundary of a given type using using Unicode rules */
+#define        NBOUNDA                 15      /* 0x0f Match "" betweeen any \w\w or \W\W, where \w is [_a-zA-Z0-9] */
 #define        REG_ANY                 16      /* 0x10 Match any one character (except newline). */
 #define        SANY                    17      /* 0x11 Match any one character. */
 #define        CANY                    18      /* 0x12 Match any one byte. */