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in reply to Re: How do I replace \t and regarding to the alignment requirement ?
in thread How do I replace \t and regarding to the alignment requirement ?

... @LAST_MATCH_START variable ... an evil which tainted any other regex ...

You may be thinking of  $& ($MATCH) and friends ($` and $'). While  @LAST_MATCH_START (@-) may share in the general overhead associated with capturing, I am not aware that it is touched by the evil of  $& and its ilk. And with 5.10+, the incantation of the /p regex modifier can raise even  $` $& $' to purity as the  ${^PREMATCH} ${^MATCH} ${^POSTMATCH} special variables. Oh, happy day!