GNU bug report logs - #22655
grep-2.21 (and git master): --null-data and ranges work in an odd way (-P works fine)

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox <at> gentoo.org>

Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:24:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Ulya Fokanova <skvadrik <at> gmail.com>, 22655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>, Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox <at> gentoo.org>
Subject: bug#22655: grep-2.21 (and git master): --null-data and ranges work in an odd way (-P works fine)
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:00:54 -0800

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>>
>> The -Pz/PCRE problem is more fundamental, and strikes
>> even with LC_ALL=C.
>
> grep should report an error when this problem occurs, rather than silently
> give incorrect answers. I installed the attached patch in a bold attempt to
> implement this; please feel free to revert if you think it goes too far.

Thank you, Paul.
That suits me, and I found no fault with the patch.

These two bugs are a big enough deal that I now plan to
make another bug-fix-only release this week.
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