From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-02-09T09:48:54-06:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:01277] Buggette in String


   ruby -e 'p "hello".index(/l/, -3)'  # -> nil
   ruby -e 'p "hello".index("l", -3)'  # -> 2


I suspect string.c:568 should change from

	pos = rb_reg_adjust_startpos(sub, str, pos, 0);

to

        if (pos < 0)
          pos = rb_reg_adjust_startpos(sub, str, -pos, 1);
        else
          pos = rb_reg_adjust_startpos(sub, str, pos, 0);

but knowing for sure would mean understanding the regexp setup code,
and I only have one life ;-)


Regards


Dave