--- embedaddon/pcre/doc/pcrecompat.3	2012/02/21 23:50:25	1.1.1.2
+++ embedaddon/pcre/doc/pcrecompat.3	2012/10/09 09:19:17	1.1.1.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PCRECOMPAT 3
+.TH PCRECOMPAT 3 "08 January 2012" "PCRE 8.30"
 .SH NAME
 PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions
 .SH "DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PCRE AND PERL"
@@ -95,8 +95,16 @@ in the
 .\"
 page.
 .P
-11. If (*THEN) is present in a group that is called as a subroutine, its action
-is limited to that group, even if the group does not contain any | characters.
+11. If any of the backtracking control verbs are used in an assertion or in a
+subpattern that is called as a subroutine (whether or not recursively), their
+effect is confined to that subpattern; it does not extend to the surrounding
+pattern. This is not always the case in Perl. In particular, if (*THEN) is
+present in a group that is called as a subroutine, its action is limited to
+that group, even if the group does not contain any | characters. There is one
+exception to this: the name from a *(MARK), (*PRUNE), or (*THEN) that is
+encountered in a successful positive assertion \fIis\fP passed back when a
+match succeeds (compare capturing parentheses in assertions). Note that such
+subpatterns are processed as anchored at the point where they are tested.
 .P
 12. There are some differences that are concerned with the settings of captured
 strings when part of a pattern is repeated. For example, matching "aba" against
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ an error is given at compile time.
 .P
 14. Perl recognizes comments in some places that PCRE does not, for example,
 between the ( and ? at the start of a subpattern. If the /x modifier is set,
-Perl allows whitespace between ( and ? but PCRE never does, even if the
+Perl allows white space between ( and ? but PCRE never does, even if the
 PCRE_EXTENDED option is set.
 .P
 15. PCRE provides some extensions to the Perl regular expression facilities.
@@ -175,6 +183,6 @@ Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
 .rs
 .sp
 .nf
-Last updated: 08 Januray 2012
+Last updated: 01 June 2012
 Copyright (c) 1997-2012 University of Cambridge.
 .fi