diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 39af4e20..e4a968f8 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ const CommandDesc add_hook_cmd = {
         if (not contains(hooks, parser[1]))
             throw runtime_error{format("Unknown hook '{}'", parser[1])};
 
-        Regex regex{parser[2], Regex::optimize | Regex::ECMAScript};
+        Regex regex{parser[2], RegexCompileFlags::Optimize};
         const String& command = parser[3];
         auto group = parser.get_switch("group").value_or(StringView{});
         get_scope(parser[0], context).hooks().add_hook(parser[1], group.str(), std::move(regex), command);
diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index d5314b2c..c59a57d1 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public:
 
         String id = format("hlregex'{}'", params[0]);
 
-        Regex ex{params[0], Regex::optimize};
+        Regex ex{params[0], RegexCompileFlags::Optimize};
 
         return {id, std::make_unique<RegexHighlighter>(std::move(ex),
                                                        std::move(faces))};
@@ -1823,8 +1823,8 @@ public:
             if (parser[i].empty() or parser[i+1].empty() or parser[i+2].empty())
                 throw runtime_error("group id, begin and end must not be empty");
 
-            const Regex::flag_type flags = match_capture ?
-                Regex::optimize : Regex::nosubs | Regex::optimize;
+            const RegexCompileFlags flags = match_capture ?
+                RegexCompileFlags::Optimize : RegexCompileFlags::NoSubs | RegexCompileFlags::Optimize;
 
             regions.push_back({ parser[i],
                                 Regex{parser[i+1], flags}, Regex{parser[i+2], flags},
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 04ddc7f6..bd7d065c 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ void keep(Context& context, NormalParams)
             const auto flags = match_flags(is_bol(begin.coord()), false,
                                            is_bow(buffer, begin.coord()),
                                            is_eow(buffer, end.coord())) |
-                               RegexConstant::match_any;
+                               RegexExecFlags::AnyMatch;
             if (regex_search(begin, end, ex, flags) == matching)
                 keep.push_back(sel);
         }
diff --git a/src/regex.cc b/src/regex.cc
index a53dc498..f7ba0e48 100644
--- a/src/regex.cc
+++ b/src/regex.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "regex.hh"
 
-#include "exception.hh"
 #include "buffer_utils.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
@@ -8,17 +7,45 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 using Utf8It = RegexUtf8It<const char*>;
 
-Regex::Regex(StringView re, flag_type flags) try
-    : RegexBase{Utf8It{re.begin(), re}, Utf8It{re.end(), re}, flags}, m_str{re.str()}
+boost::regbase::flag_type convert_flags(RegexCompileFlags flags)
+{
+    boost::regbase::flag_type res = boost::regbase::ECMAScript;
+    if (flags & RegexCompileFlags::NoSubs)
+        res |= boost::regbase::nosubs;
+    if (flags & RegexCompileFlags::Optimize)
+        res |= boost::regbase::optimize;
+    return res;
+}
+
+boost::regex_constants::match_flag_type convert_flags(RegexExecFlags flags)
+{
+    boost::regex_constants::match_flag_type res = boost::regex_constants::match_default;
+
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfLine)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_bol;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfLine)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_eol;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfWord)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_bow;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfWord)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_eow;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfSubject)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_bob;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::NotInitialNull)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_not_initial_null;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::AnyMatch)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_any;
+    if (flags & RegexExecFlags::PrevAvailable)
+        res |= boost::regex_constants::match_prev_avail;
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+Regex::Regex(StringView re, RegexCompileFlags flags) try
+    : m_impl{new CompiledRegex{compile_regex(re, flags)}},
+      m_str{re.str()},
+      m_boost_impl{Utf8It{re.begin(), re}, Utf8It{re.end(), re}, convert_flags(flags)}
 {
-    try
-    {
-        m_impl = new CompiledRegex{compile_regex(re)};
-    }
-    catch (runtime_error& err)
-    {
-        write_to_debug_buffer(err.what());
-    }
 } catch (std::runtime_error& err) { throw regex_error(err.what()); }
 
 String option_to_string(const Regex& re)
diff --git a/src/regex.hh b/src/regex.hh
index eecb947d..fc9d3176 100644
--- a/src/regex.hh
+++ b/src/regex.hh
@@ -12,89 +12,116 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-struct regex_error : runtime_error
-{
-    regex_error(StringView desc)
-        : runtime_error{format("regex error: '{}'", desc)}
-    {}
-};
-
-using RegexBase = boost::basic_regex<wchar_t, boost::c_regex_traits<wchar_t>>;
-
 // Regex that keeps track of its string representation
-class Regex : public RegexBase
+class Regex
 {
 public:
     Regex() = default;
 
-    explicit Regex(StringView re, flag_type flags = ECMAScript);
+    explicit Regex(StringView re, RegexCompileFlags flags = RegexCompileFlags::None);
     bool empty() const { return m_str.empty(); }
     bool operator==(const Regex& other) const { return m_str == other.m_str; }
     bool operator!=(const Regex& other) const { return m_str != other.m_str; }
 
     const String& str() const { return m_str; }
 
+    size_t mark_count() const { return m_impl->save_count / 2 - 1; }
+
     static constexpr const char* option_type_name = "regex";
 
     const CompiledRegex* impl() const { return m_impl.get(); }
 
+    using BoostImpl = boost::basic_regex<wchar_t, boost::c_regex_traits<wchar_t>>;
+    const BoostImpl& boost_impl() const { return m_boost_impl; }
+
 private:
-    String m_str;
     RefPtr<CompiledRegex> m_impl;
+    String m_str;
+    BoostImpl m_boost_impl;
 };
 
-template<typename It>
-using RegexUtf8It = utf8::iterator<It, wchar_t, ssize_t>;
-
-template<typename It>
-using RegexIteratorBase = boost::regex_iterator<RegexUtf8It<It>, wchar_t,
-                                                boost::c_regex_traits<wchar_t>>;
-
-namespace RegexConstant = boost::regex_constants;
-
 template<typename Iterator>
-struct MatchResults : boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<Iterator>>
+struct MatchResults
 {
-    using ParentType = boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<Iterator>>;
     struct SubMatch : std::pair<Iterator, Iterator>
     {
         SubMatch() = default;
-        SubMatch(const boost::sub_match<RegexUtf8It<Iterator>>& m)
-            : std::pair<Iterator, Iterator>{m.first.base(), m.second.base()},
-              matched{m.matched}
+        SubMatch(Iterator begin, Iterator end)
+            : std::pair<Iterator, Iterator>{begin, end}, matched{begin != Iterator{}}
         {}
 
         bool matched = false;
     };
 
-    struct iterator : boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<Iterator>>::iterator
+    struct iterator : std::iterator<std::bidirectional_iterator_tag, SubMatch, size_t, SubMatch*, SubMatch>
     {
-        using ParentType = typename boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<Iterator>>::iterator;
-        iterator(const ParentType& it) : ParentType(it) {}
+        using It = typename Vector<Iterator>::const_iterator;
 
-        SubMatch operator*() const { return {ParentType::operator*()}; }
+        iterator() = default;
+        iterator(It it) : m_it{std::move(it)} {}
+
+        iterator& operator--() { m_it += 2; return *this; }
+        iterator& operator++() { m_it += 2; return *this; }
+        SubMatch operator*() const { return {*m_it, *(m_it+1)}; }
+
+        friend bool operator==(const iterator& lhs, const iterator& rhs) { return lhs.m_it == rhs.m_it; }
+        friend bool operator!=(const iterator& lhs, const iterator& rhs) { return lhs.m_it != rhs.m_it; }
+    private:
+
+        It m_it;
     };
 
-    iterator begin() const { return {ParentType::begin()}; }
-    iterator cbegin() const { return {ParentType::cbegin()}; }
-    iterator end() const { return {ParentType::end()}; }
-    iterator cend() const { return {ParentType::cend()}; }
+    MatchResults() = default;
+    MatchResults(Vector<Iterator> values) : m_values{std::move(values)} {}
 
-    SubMatch operator[](size_t s) const { return {ParentType::operator[](s)}; }
+    iterator begin() const { return iterator{m_values.begin()}; }
+    iterator cbegin() const { return iterator{m_values.cbegin()}; }
+    iterator end() const { return iterator{m_values.end()}; }
+    iterator cend() const { return iterator{m_values.cend()}; }
+
+    size_t size() const { return m_values.size() / 2; }
+    bool empty() const { return m_values.empty(); }
+
+    SubMatch operator[](size_t i) const
+    {
+        return i * 2 < m_values.size() ?
+            SubMatch{m_values[i*2], m_values[i*2+1]} : SubMatch{};
+    }
+
+    friend bool operator==(const MatchResults& lhs, const MatchResults& rhs)
+    {
+        return lhs.m_values == rhs.m_values;
+    }
+
+    friend bool operator!=(const MatchResults& lhs, const MatchResults& rhs)
+    {
+        return not (lhs == rhs);
+    }
+
+    void swap(MatchResults& other)
+    {
+        m_values.swap(other.m_values);
+    }
+
+private:
+    Vector<Iterator> m_values;
 };
 
-inline RegexConstant::match_flag_type match_flags(bool bol, bool eol, bool bow, bool eow)
+inline RegexExecFlags match_flags(bool bol, bool eol, bool bow, bool eow)
 {
-    return (bol ? RegexConstant::match_default : RegexConstant::match_not_bol) |
-           (eol ? RegexConstant::match_default : RegexConstant::match_not_eol) |
-           (bow ? RegexConstant::match_default : RegexConstant::match_not_bow) |
-           (eow ? RegexConstant::match_default : RegexConstant::match_not_eow);
+    return (bol ? RegexExecFlags::None : RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfLine) |
+           (eol ? RegexExecFlags::None : RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfLine) |
+           (bow ? RegexExecFlags::None : RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfWord) |
+           (eow ? RegexExecFlags::None : RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfWord);
 }
 
 void regex_mismatch(const Regex& re);
 
 template<typename It>
-void check_captures(const Regex& re, const MatchResults<It>& res, const Vector<It>& captures)
+using RegexUtf8It = utf8::iterator<It, wchar_t, ssize_t>;
+
+template<typename It>
+void check_captures(const Regex& re, const boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<It>>& res, const Vector<It>& captures)
 {
     if (res.size() > captures.size() * 2)
         return regex_mismatch(re);
@@ -115,37 +142,18 @@ void check_captures(const Regex& re, const MatchResults<It>& res, const Vector<I
     }
 }
 
-inline RegexExecFlags convert_flags(RegexConstant::match_flag_type flags)
-{
-    auto res = RegexExecFlags::None;
-
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_bol)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfLine;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_eol)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfLine;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_bow)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfWord;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_eow)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotEndOfWord;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_bob)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfSubject;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_not_initial_null)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::NotInitialNull;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_any)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::AnyMatch;
-    if (flags & RegexConstant::match_prev_avail)
-        res |= RegexExecFlags::PrevAvailable;
-
-    return res;
-}
+boost::regbase::flag_type convert_flags(RegexCompileFlags flags);
+boost::regex_constants::match_flag_type convert_flags(RegexExecFlags flags);
 
 template<typename It>
 bool regex_match(It begin, It end, const Regex& re)
 {
     try
     {
-        bool matched = boost::regex_match<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, begin, end}, {end, begin, end}, re);
-        if (re.impl() and matched != regex_match(begin, end, *re.impl()))
+        const bool matched = regex_match(begin, end, *re.impl());
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and
+            matched != boost::regex_match<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, begin, end}, {end, begin, end},
+                                                           re.boost_impl()))
             regex_mismatch(re);
         return matched;
     }
@@ -160,12 +168,18 @@ bool regex_match(It begin, It end, MatchResults<It>& res, const Regex& re)
 {
     try
     {
-        bool matched = boost::regex_match<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, begin, end}, {end, begin, end}, res, re);
         Vector<It> captures;
-        if (re.impl() and matched != regex_match(begin, end, captures, *re.impl()))
+        const bool matched = regex_match(begin, end, captures, *re.impl());
+
+        boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<It>> boost_res;
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and
+            matched != boost::regex_match<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, begin, end}, {end, begin, end},
+                                                           boost_res, re.boost_impl()))
             regex_mismatch(re);
-        if (re.impl() and matched)
-            check_captures(re, res, captures);
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and matched)
+            check_captures(re, boost_res, captures);
+
+        res = matched ? MatchResults<It>{std::move(captures)} : MatchResults<It>{};
         return matched;
     }
     catch (std::runtime_error& err)
@@ -176,13 +190,16 @@ bool regex_match(It begin, It end, MatchResults<It>& res, const Regex& re)
 
 template<typename It>
 bool regex_search(It begin, It end, const Regex& re,
-                  RegexConstant::match_flag_type flags = RegexConstant::match_default)
+                  RegexExecFlags flags = RegexExecFlags::None)
 {
     try
     {
-        auto first = (flags & RegexConstant::match_prev_avail) ? begin-1 : begin;
-        bool matched = boost::regex_search<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, first, end}, {end, first, end}, re, flags);
-        if (re.impl() and matched != regex_search(begin, end, *re.impl(), convert_flags(flags)))
+        const bool matched = regex_search(begin, end, *re.impl(), flags);
+
+        auto first = (flags & RegexExecFlags::PrevAvailable) ? begin-1 : begin;
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and
+            matched != boost::regex_search<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, first, end}, {end, first, end},
+                                                            re.boost_impl(), convert_flags(flags)))
             regex_mismatch(re);
         return matched;
     }
@@ -194,17 +211,23 @@ bool regex_search(It begin, It end, const Regex& re,
 
 template<typename It>
 bool regex_search(It begin, It end, MatchResults<It>& res, const Regex& re,
-                  RegexConstant::match_flag_type flags = RegexConstant::match_default)
+                  RegexExecFlags flags = RegexExecFlags::None)
 {
     try
     {
-        auto first = (flags & RegexConstant::match_prev_avail) ? begin-1 : begin;
-        bool matched = boost::regex_search<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, first, end}, {end, first, end}, res, re, flags);
         Vector<It> captures;
-        if (re.impl() and matched != regex_search(begin, end, captures, *re.impl(), convert_flags(flags)))
+        const bool matched = regex_search(begin, end, captures, *re.impl(), flags);
+
+        auto first = (flags & RegexExecFlags::PrevAvailable) ? begin-1 : begin;
+        boost::match_results<RegexUtf8It<It>> boost_res;
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and
+            matched != boost::regex_search<RegexUtf8It<It>>({begin, first, end}, {end, first, end},
+                                                            boost_res, re.boost_impl(), convert_flags(flags)))
             regex_mismatch(re);
-        if (re.impl() and matched)
-            check_captures(re, res, captures);
+        if (not re.boost_impl().empty() and matched)
+            check_captures(re, boost_res, captures);
+
+        res = matched ? MatchResults<It>{std::move(captures)} : MatchResults<It>{};
         return matched;
     }
     catch (std::runtime_error& err)
@@ -219,12 +242,11 @@ void option_from_string(StringView str, Regex& re);
 template<typename Iterator>
 struct RegexIterator
 {
-    using Utf8It = RegexUtf8It<Iterator>;
     using ValueType = MatchResults<Iterator>;
 
     RegexIterator() = default;
     RegexIterator(Iterator begin, Iterator end, const Regex& re,
-                  RegexConstant::match_flag_type flags = RegexConstant::match_default)
+                  RegexExecFlags flags = RegexExecFlags::None)
         : m_regex{&re}, m_next_begin{begin}, m_begin{begin}, m_end{end}, m_flags{flags}
     {
         next();
@@ -261,11 +283,11 @@ private:
     {
         kak_assert(m_regex);
 
-        RegexConstant::match_flag_type additional_flags{};
+        RegexExecFlags additional_flags{};
         if (m_results.size() and m_results[0].first == m_results[0].second)
-            additional_flags |= RegexConstant::match_not_initial_null;
+            additional_flags |= RegexExecFlags::NotInitialNull;
         if (m_begin != m_next_begin)
-            additional_flags |= RegexConstant::match_not_bob | RegexConstant::match_prev_avail;
+            additional_flags |= RegexExecFlags::NotBeginOfSubject | RegexExecFlags::PrevAvailable;
 
         if (not regex_search(m_next_begin, m_end, m_results, *m_regex,
                              m_flags | additional_flags))
@@ -279,10 +301,9 @@ private:
     Iterator m_next_begin{};
     const Iterator m_begin{};
     const Iterator m_end{};
-    const RegexConstant::match_flag_type m_flags = RegexConstant::match_default;
+    const RegexExecFlags m_flags = RegexExecFlags::None;
 };
 
-
 }
 
 #endif // regex_hh_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/regex_impl.cc b/src/regex_impl.cc
index 6673695d..1b056e83 100644
--- a/src/regex_impl.cc
+++ b/src/regex_impl.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct RegexParser
 private:
     struct InvalidPolicy
     {
-        Codepoint operator()(Codepoint cp) { throw runtime_error{"Invalid utf8 in regex"}; }
+        Codepoint operator()(Codepoint cp) { throw regex_error{"Invalid utf8 in regex"}; }
     };
 
     using Iterator = utf8::iterator<const char*, Codepoint, int, InvalidPolicy>;
@@ -466,9 +466,9 @@ private:
     [[gnu::noreturn]]
     void parse_error(StringView error)
     {
-        throw runtime_error(format("regex parse error: {} at '{}<<<HERE>>>{}'", error,
-                                   StringView{m_regex.begin(), m_pos.base()},
-                                   StringView{m_pos.base(), m_regex.end()}));
+        throw regex_error(format("regex parse error: {} at '{}<<<HERE>>>{}'", error,
+                                 StringView{m_regex.begin(), m_pos.base()},
+                                 StringView{m_pos.base(), m_regex.end()}));
     }
 
     void validate_lookaround(const AstNodePtr& node)
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ const RegexParser::ControlEscape RegexParser::control_escapes[5] = {
 
 struct RegexCompiler
 {
-    RegexCompiler(const ParsedRegex& parsed_regex, MatchDirection direction)
-        : m_parsed_regex{parsed_regex}, m_forward{direction == MatchDirection::Forward}
+    RegexCompiler(const ParsedRegex& parsed_regex, RegexCompileFlags flags, MatchDirection direction)
+        : m_parsed_regex{parsed_regex}, m_flags(flags), m_forward{direction == MatchDirection::Forward}
     {
         compile_node(m_parsed_regex.ast);
         push_inst(CompiledRegex::Match);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ private:
         const auto start_pos = m_program.instructions.size();
 
         const Codepoint capture = (node->op == ParsedRegex::Alternation or node->op == ParsedRegex::Sequence) ? node->value : -1;
-        if (capture != -1)
+        if (capture != -1 and (capture == 0 or not (m_flags & RegexCompileFlags::NoSubs)))
             push_inst(CompiledRegex::Save, capture * 2 + (m_forward ? 0 : 1));
 
         Vector<uint32_t> goto_inner_end_offsets;
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ private:
         for (auto& offset : goto_inner_end_offsets)
             m_program.instructions[offset].param = m_program.instructions.size();
 
-        if (capture != -1)
+        if (capture != -1 and (capture == 0 or not (m_flags & RegexCompileFlags::NoSubs)))
             push_inst(CompiledRegex::Save, capture * 2 + (m_forward ? 1 : 0));
 
         return start_pos;
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     CompiledRegex m_program;
+    RegexCompileFlags m_flags;
     const ParsedRegex& m_parsed_regex;
     const bool m_forward;
 };
@@ -878,9 +879,9 @@ void dump_regex(const CompiledRegex& program)
     }
 }
 
-CompiledRegex compile_regex(StringView re, MatchDirection direction)
+CompiledRegex compile_regex(StringView re, RegexCompileFlags flags, MatchDirection direction)
 {
-    return RegexCompiler{RegexParser::parse(re), direction}.get_compiled_regex();
+    return RegexCompiler{RegexParser::parse(re), flags, direction}.get_compiled_regex();
 }
 
 namespace
@@ -891,7 +892,7 @@ struct TestVM : CompiledRegex, ThreadedRegexVM<const char*, dir>
     using VMType = ThreadedRegexVM<const char*, dir>;
 
     TestVM(StringView re, bool dump = false)
-        : CompiledRegex{compile_regex(re, dir)},
+        : CompiledRegex{compile_regex(re, RegexCompileFlags::None, dir)},
           VMType{(const CompiledRegex&)*this}
     { if (dump) dump_regex(*this); }
 
diff --git a/src/regex_impl.hh b/src/regex_impl.hh
index d18de8a1..31d919e7 100644
--- a/src/regex_impl.hh
+++ b/src/regex_impl.hh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
+struct regex_error : runtime_error
+{
+    using runtime_error::runtime_error;
+};
+
 enum class MatchDirection
 {
     Forward,
@@ -66,7 +71,15 @@ struct CompiledRegex : RefCountable
     std::unique_ptr<StartChars> start_chars;
 };
 
-CompiledRegex compile_regex(StringView re, MatchDirection direction = MatchDirection::Forward);
+enum RegexCompileFlags
+{
+    None     = 0,
+    NoSubs   = 1 << 0,
+    Optimize = 1 << 1
+};
+constexpr bool with_bit_ops(Meta::Type<RegexCompileFlags>) { return true; }
+
+CompiledRegex compile_regex(StringView re, RegexCompileFlags flags, MatchDirection direction = MatchDirection::Forward);
 
 enum class RegexExecFlags
 {
@@ -475,7 +488,7 @@ bool regex_search(It begin, It end, Vector<It>& captures, const CompiledRegex& r
     ThreadedRegexVM<It, direction> vm{re};
     if (vm.exec(begin, end, flags | RegexExecFlags::Search))
     {
-        std::copy(vm.captures().begin(), vm.captures().end(), std::back_inserter(captures));
+        std::move(vm.captures().begin(), vm.captures().end(), std::back_inserter(captures));
         return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/selectors.cc b/src/selectors.cc
index e751de41..076edd7b 100644
--- a/src/selectors.cc
+++ b/src/selectors.cc
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void select_buffer(SelectionList& selections)
     selections = SelectionList{ buffer, target_eol({{0,0}, buffer.back_coord()}) };
 }
 
-static RegexConstant::match_flag_type
+static RegexExecFlags
 match_flags(const Buffer& buf, const BufferIterator& begin, const BufferIterator& end)
 {
     return match_flags(is_bol(begin.coord()), is_eol(buf, end.coord()),