Jeff Johnson wrote:
> I know that PCRE and POSIX are functionally equivalent.
> 
> But can the interconversion between PCRE <-> POSIX regexes be
> automated? 
> 
> I'd love a general "have it your own way" RE interconversion
> rather than have to choose either PCRE or POSIX regex dialect.
> 
> rpm got enuf Chauvinism problems in the packaging wars already
> without adopting Yet Another War. 

Hey speaking of wars, let's provide another excuse to
put PCRE into LSB :-)  (I've already been thinking
about that, FWIW)