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@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
pattern as a regular expression).
--perl-regexp::
- Consider the limiting patterns to be Perl-compatible regular expressions.
- Requires libpcre to be compiled in.
+ Consider the limiting patterns to be Perl-compatible regular
+ expressions.
++
+Support for these types of regular expressions is an optional
+compile-time dependency. If Git wasn't compiled with support for them
+providing this option will cause it to die.
--remove-empty::
Stop when a given path disappears from the tree.