Re: Re* [PATCH v4] userdiff: improve java hunk header regex

Johannes Sixt [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

+ * When writing or updating patterns, assume that the contents these
+ * patterns are applied to are syntactically correct.  You do not have
+ * to implement all syntactical corner cases---the patterns have to be
+ * sufficiently permissive.
+ */

IMO, as written, the comment falls short of suggesting that patterns can
be simple. How about appending "and can be simple"?

    The patterns can be simple without implementing all syntactical
    corner cases, as long as they are sufficiently permissive.

perhaps?

Thanks.