GNU bug report logs - #19005
new snapshot available: grep-2.20.83-06900

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 21:25:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19005: new snapshot available: grep-2.20.83-06900
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:28:53 -0600

Jim Meyering wrote:
> Testing the first snapshot exposed several problems,
> and most have been addressed. The sole remaining problem
> is the failure of an "expensive" (not run by default: big-match)
> that makes most systems run out of memory. I haven't looked at it yet.

Shouldn't the  big-match test just be able to see if the system runs out 
of memory and if so, set an XFAIL.

Also, I suspect that it might work on lower memory systems if the user 
establishes a temporary swap file of sufficient size.  It would, of 
course, be slow.

  -- Bruce
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