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stack overflow in regexp matcher

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Cheng-An Yang <rhymer123 <at> gmail.com>, 22149 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22149: 24.4; gdb stack overflow in regexp matcher
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 23:16:38 -0400

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tags 22149 confirmed
found 22149 25.0.95
retitle 22149 stack overflow in regexp matcher
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Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:

> Cheng-An Yang <rhymer123 <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I am using Emacs GDB Graphical Interface to debug a large C++ project.
>> When I stop at certain functions, it breaks the GDB interface with the
>> error message "Stack overflow in regexp matcher".
>
> I cannot reproduce that error with Emacs 24.5 when evaluating the
> string-match from the backtrace.

I'm able to reproduce with both 24.5 and 25.0.95.  Attaching testcase as
el file to avoid ambiguity.  Run as

    emacs -Q -l bug-22149-regexp-overflow.el

I'm entirely sure why this regexp triggers an overflow, but one that
doesn't trigger overflow, and I think should match the same is:

    "\\([~@&]\\)\\(\"\\(?:\\\\\"\\|[^\"]\\)*\"\\)\n"

[bug-22149-regexp-overflow.el (application/emacs-lisp, attachment)]

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