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Inconsistent Ruby gsub behavior
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test.rb
# In the following code, the two gsub's have different outcomes.
ver = 9999
str = "\t<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>\n\t<string>en</string>\n\t<key>CFBundleVersion</key>\n\t<string>0.1.190</string>\n\t<key>AppID</key>\n\t<string>000000000000000</string>"
puts str.gsub /(CFBundleVersion<\/key>\n\t.*\.).*(<\/string>)/, "#{$1}#{ver}#{$2}"
puts '--------'
puts str.gsub /(CFBundleVersion<\/key>\n\t.*\.).*(<\/string>)/, "#{$1}#{ver}#{$2}"
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