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Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes:
> I like the bit about how a string supplied as a predicate
> automatically turns into a regexp. That might be a good convention
> to use more widely, whenever one supplies a predicate on strings.
> If the context says the predicate will be applied to filenames, it
> should be a glob pattern. If the context just says it'll be applied
> to strings, it should be a full regexp.
I really like being able to apply full regexps to paths. I suppose
you could use a predicate that just applies a regexp, but I'd rather
see some way to use either a glob or a regexp directly. Perhaps a
symbol arg ('regex or 'glob).
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Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930