Zero-minimum possessive groups does not match empty string
Bug #1456195 reported by
Arne de Bruijn
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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pcre3 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Michael Terry | ||
Wily |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Michael Terry | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
The 14.04/15.04 pcre version doesn't match some inputs with possessive qualfiers:
$ echo '"a"'|pcregrep '("([^b"
$
Earlier versions (10.04, 12.04):
$ echo '"a"'|pcregrep '("([^b"
"a"
$
this is fixed with the following upstream commit (that applies cleanly to the 15.04 pcre):
http://
https:/
Changed in pcre3 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in pcre3 (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in pcre3 (Ubuntu Wily): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
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Upstream patch ported to pcre 8.31 for 14.04