From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2004-11-19T20:31:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Anchored Regexp get stalled or hung

>>>>> "r" == rnicz  <rnicz@fibernet.pl> writes:

r> I've tried to make following regexp

r>      a=/^-{150}/

 try this

uln% diff -u regex.c~ regex.c
--- regex.c~    2004-10-27 04:46:51.000000000 +0200
+++ regex.c     2004-11-19 12:25:39.000000000 +0100
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@
 {
   int mcnt;
   int max = 0;
-  char *p = start;
-  char *pend = end;
+  unsigned char *p = start;
+  unsigned char *pend = end;
   char *must = 0;
 
   if (start == NULL) return 0;
uln%

 
uln% ./ruby -e 'a = "-" * 152; /^-{150}/ =~ a; p $&.size'
150
uln% 




Guy Decoux