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diff --git a/doc/todo/tracking_bugs_with_dependencies.mdwn b/doc/todo/tracking_bugs_with_dependencies.mdwn
index 04d5f2ba0030c5fe3c2d58ef145f1ed842a53557..707790a750fbe6667f1c5d0ce7f12ea7c48f43c1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/todo/tracking_bugs_with_dependencies.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/tracking_bugs_with_dependencies.mdwn
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ account all comments above (which doesn't mean it is above reproach :) ).  --[[W
 >>> But if a plugin adds its own match function, it has
 >>> to explicitly call that code to support named pagespecs.
 
 >>> But if a plugin adds its own match function, it has
 >>> to explicitly call that code to support named pagespecs.
 

+>>>> Yes, and it can do that in just three lines of code.  But if we automatically check for named pagespecs all the time we
+>>>> potentially break any matching function that doesn't accept pages, or wants to use multiple arguments.
+

 > * I need to check if your trick to avoid infinite recursion
 >   works if there are two named specs that recursively
 >   call one-another. I suspect it does, but will test this
 > * I need to check if your trick to avoid infinite recursion
 >   works if there are two named specs that recursively
 >   call one-another. I suspect it does, but will test this


@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ Patch updated to use closures rather than inline generated code for named pagesp
     -                  \w+\([^\)]*\)   # command(params)
     +                  define\(\s*~\w+\s*,((\([^()]*\)) | ([^()]+))+\) # define(~specName, spec) - spec can contain parens 1 deep
     +          |
     -                  \w+\([^\)]*\)   # command(params)
     +                  define\(\s*~\w+\s*,((\([^()]*\)) | ([^()]+))+\) # define(~specName, spec) - spec can contain parens 1 deep
     +          |

-    +                  \w+\([^())]*\)  # command(params) - params cannot contain parens
+    +                  \w+\([^()]*\)   # command(params) - params cannot contain parens

                |
                        [^\s()]+        # any other text
                )
                |
                        [^\s()]+        # any other text
                )