bug#4689: 23.1.50; Matching of error lines in *compilation* buffer is broken for perl-files

[Glenn Morris]

LanX wrote:

> - Installing emacs 23
> - Loading perl-code with errors
> - M-x mode-compile

mode-compile is not part of Emacs.

> - Effect: The errorlines, filenames and linenumbers are not recognized or
> activated in *compilation*
>
> No problem whatsoever with emacs 22 and the same configs!
[...]
> DIAGNOSIS: It seems like the handling of regexes in compile.el
> changed considerably from 22 to 23, breaking compatibility with
> mode-compile.el!!!

Then mode-compile probably needs updating.