GNU bug report logs - #1982
23.0.60; Infinite loop in align-regexp

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Geoff Gole <geoffgole <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:40:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 2786

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 1982-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Geoff Gole <geoffgole <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 1982-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Infinite loop in align-regexp
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:44:04 -0500

> For certain choices of regexp and region text, align-regexp will enter
> an infinite loop... Anyway, the problem seems to be that align-region
> assumes that a successful search will always move point forward. The
> following patch attempts to fix this:

Your patch looks OK, so I've checked it in.  Thanks very much.
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