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as /A that pcretest recognizes are not used in these files. The output should |
as /A that pcretest recognizes are not used in these files. The output should |
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be identical, apart from the initial identifying banner. |
be identical, apart from the initial identifying banner. |
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For testing UTF-8 features, an alternative form of perltest, called perltest8, |
The perltest script can also test UTF-8 features. It works as is for Perl 5.8 |
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is supplied. This requires Perl 5.6 or higher. It recognizes the special |
or higher. It recognizes the special modifier /8 that pcretest uses to invoke |
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modifier /8 that pcretest uses to invoke UTF-8 functionality. The testinput5 |
UTF-8 functionality. The testinput5 file can be fed to perltest to run UTF-8 |
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file can be fed to perltest8. |
tests. |
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For Perl 5.6, perltest won't work unmodified for the UTF-8 tests. You need to |
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The testinput2 and testinput4 files are not suitable for feeding to perltest, |
The testinput2 and testinput4 files are not suitable for feeding to perltest, |
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since they do make use of the special upper case modifiers and escapes that |
since they do make use of the special upper case modifiers and escapes that |
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to Perl. |
to Perl. |
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Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk> |
Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk> |
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August 2000 |
August 2002 |
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