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bug #38112: Infinite loop when option weechat.look.highlight_regex = "\b"

Submitter:  Sebastien Helleu <flashcode>
Submitted:  Fri 18 Jan 2013 07:34:32 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  core commands Severity:  3 - Normal
Item Group:  other Status:  Fixed
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  flashcode
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  Closed
Release:  * 0.3.9 IRC nick:  FlashCode
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Fri 18 Jan 2013 07:34:32 AM UTC, original submission:  

When doing:


/set weechat.look.highlight_regex "\b"


This will result in an infinite loop, because "\b" will match any string with a zero-length match.

Reported on #weechat by torque.

Sebastien Helleu <flashcode>
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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2013-01-20 flashcode Open/ClosedOpen Closed
        SummaryInfinite loop when option weechat.look.highlight_regex = &quot;\\b&quot; Infinite loop when option weechat.look.highlight_regex = "\b"
    2013-01-18 flashcode StatusIn Progress Fixed
        SummaryInfinite loop when option weechat.look.highlight_regex = &quot;\\b&quot; Infinite loop when option weechat.look.highlight_regex = "\b"

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