From: Sean Boisen
Subject: looking for regexp matching code
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 1991 16:22:09 +0000
Message-ID: <62165@bbn.BBN.COM>

I'm looking for code that matches a regexp-type pattern against a
list: an example use (assuming some special variables like ?* matches
0 or more elements, ?. matches any single element, etc.)  might be:

	(regexp-match-p '(?* b ?. d) '(a b c d)) ==> t

	(regexp-match-p '(b ?* d ?*) '(a b c d)) ==> nil


Anybody know of such a thing before i go hacking? The ability to
handle multiple "wildcards" that potentially match multiple elements
makes this a more challenging problem that it might look at first
glance. 
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Sean