Re: Running elisp code in the middle of re-search-forward

[Stefan Monnier]

>     Does anyone know why the above code is the way it is?
>     Is it really safe to run QUIT from within the matching loop?
>     If so, why not do it under Unix as well?

> On GNU and Unix, quitting happens immediately in the signal handler.
> That is what immediate_quit is for.

> Apparently immediate_quit does not work on Windows, or at least
> someone thinks it does not, and implemented an alternate way to
> quit instantly from the regexp search.

That answers the first and third question.  What about the second?


        Stefan