GNU bug report logs - #21279
24.4; (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 06:27:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21279 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21279: 24.4;
 (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match
 fails
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:26:39 +0200

Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com> writes:

> (match-end 0) doesn't always return nil when previous string-match fails:

A failing match doesn't set match-data.

Andreas.

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