From: SourceForge.net <no...@so...> - 2012-08-08 08:22:38
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Feature Requests item #3555168, was opened at 2012-08-07 12:53 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by fabiankeil You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=3555168&group_id=11118 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Documentation Group: version 3.0 >Status: Pending >Resolution: Accepted Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: dg1727 (dg1727) >Assigned to: Fabian Keil (fabiankeil) Summary: Document the term "PCRS" & its library Initial Comment: The term "PCRS" is used several times in the Privoxy documentation, including the following at the beginning of http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/appendix.html: 'Privoxy uses Perl-style "regular expressions" in its actions files and filter file, through the PCRE and PCRS libraries.' Another example is at the end of the first block of text in http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/filter-file.html: 'you ... may want to look at the PCRS documentation for the subtle differences to Perl behaviour.' I haven't found a definition of the term "PCRS" anywhere in the Privoxy documentation or on the Web. I also haven't found any further documentation about a "PCRS library." For example, my Linux package management program lists "libpcre3" as a dependency for Privoxy, but there don't seem to be any dependencies with "pcrs" in the name. Even though the answers may be obvious, it would be nice if they could be added to the Privoxy documentation. Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Fabian Keil (fabiankeil) Date: 2012-08-08 01:22 Message: PCRS (Perl-compatible regular substitution) is the domain specific language Privoxy filters are written in (s@bla@fasel@). As the official version is no longer maintained, Privoxy nowadays uses a forked version that contains a couple of Privoxy-specific improvements. The man page is available at http://ijbswa.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ijbswa/current/doc/pcrs.3?revision=1.7&view=markup, but for most users reading the filter documentation in Privoxy's user manual is probably sufficient. I agree that the documentation should not assume that the reader already knows what PCRS is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: dg1727 (dg1727) Date: 2012-08-07 12:54 Message: Reported when Privoxy 3.0.19 was current. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=3555168&group_id=11118 |