GNU bug report logs - #2881
23.0.91; inconsistent regexps with "explicitly numbered group"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Joe Corneli <holtzermann17 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:20:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Joe Corneli <holtzermann17 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#2881 closed by Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> (Re:
 bug#2881: 23.0.91; inconsistent regexps with "explicitly numbered  group")
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:50:03 +0000
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#2881: 23.0.91; inconsistent regexps with "explicitly numbered group"

It has been closed by Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Joe Corneli <holtzermann17 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 2881-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2881: 23.0.91; inconsistent regexps with "explicitly numbered  group"
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:43:37 -0400
> What about the comparison between Form 4 and Form 5,
> which seems to not only go against the description of `\|'
> you quoted, but to contain another internal inconsistency
> (whether or not the final `}' is matched)?

Still quite expected.  Your regexp is:

  "\n*?\\\\begin{\\(?1:lisp\\)\\|\\(?1:idea\\)\\|\\(?1:common\\)}"
i.e.
  "\n*?\\\\begin{\\(?1:lisp\\)" or "\\(?1:idea\\)" or "\\(?1:common\\)}"

Clearly, the "lisp" alternative doesn't match a closing }


        Stefan

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From: Joe Corneli <holtzermann17 <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.91; inconsistent regexps with "explicitly numbered group"
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:15:01 -0400
Please execute the following forms with C-x C-e.  Form 1
and Form 3 return `t' (Yes, we are looking at the
indicated regular expression), whereas Form 2 returns
`nil' (even though from the Elisp reference page "34.3.1.3
Backslash Constructs in Regular Expressions", it appears
that this form ought to return `t' like the others).

For comparison's sake, Form 4 and Form 5 show different
inconsistent behavior when using `search-forward-regexp'.
Form 4 only finds part of the match, whereas Form 5 finds
the full match.

Form #1.

(let ((possible-environments
       "\\(1?:lisp\\|idea\\|common\\)"))
  (looking-at
            (concat "\n*?\\\\begin{"
                    possible-environments
                    "}")))

\begin{idea}

Form #2.

(let ((possible-environments
       "\\(?1:lisp\\)\\|\\(?1:idea\\)\\|\\(?1:common\\)") )
      (looking-at
            (concat "\n*?\\\\begin{"
                    possible-environments
                    "}")))

\begin{idea}

Form #3.

(let ((possible-environments
       "\\(?1:lisp\\)\\|\\(?1:idea\\)\\|\\(?1:common\\)") )
      (looking-at
            (concat "\n*?\\\\begin{"
                    possible-environments
                    "}")))

\begin{lisp}

Form #4.

(let ((possible-environments
       "\\(?1:lisp\\)\\|\\(?1:idea\\)\\|\\(?1:common\\)") )
      (search-forward-regexp
            (concat "\n*?\\\\begin{"
                    possible-environments
                    "}")))

\begin{lisp}

Form #5.

(let ((possible-environments
       "\\(?1:lisp\\)\\|\\(?1:idea\\)\\|\\(?1:common\\)") )
      (search-forward-regexp
            (concat "\n*?\\\\begin{"
                    possible-environments
                    "}")))

\begin{common}


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In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.1 (i386-apple-darwin8.11.1, GTK+ Version 2.14.7)
 of 2009-03-31 on planet-maths-computer.local
Windowing system distributor `The XFree86 Project, Inc', version 11.0.40400000
configured using `configure  '--infodir=${prefix}/share/info'
'--mandir=${prefix}/share/man' '--libexecdir=${prefix}/lib''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: 1

Recent input:
M-\ <down> <tab> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> C-SPC <C-right> M-w M-> <return>
<tab> C-y <tab> ) <return> <return> \ \ <backspace>
b e g j <backspace> i n { } <left> i d e a C-e <up>
<up> C-e C-x C-e <down> <down> <left> C-e M-< <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> M-< C-x C-f m <backspace> a r
x a n <tab> - <tab> m <tab> <return> g <down> <up>
<down> <return> C-s i m p o r t - c o d C-s C-s <down>
<down> C-a C-e C-SPC C-a <up> M-w C-x b * s c <tab>
<return> M-> <return> <return> C-y <C-left> <left>
<left> <left> <right> <backspace> <tab> <down> <up>
<down> M-f M-f M-f M-b <left> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> C-SPC <C-right> <C-right> M-w
C-y M-b M-b M-f M-f <M-backspace> c o m m o n <up>
<up> <up> <up> <down> C-SPC C-a <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> M-w M-> C-y <up> <up> C-e ) <up> <up> <up> <up>
C-e <up> C-e <up> <tab> C-e <C-left> <left> <backspace>
<return> <tab> <up> C-e ) <down> M-> <up> <up> C-e
<backspace> C-x C-e <down> <down> C-SPC C-a <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> M-w M-> <return> <return>
C-y <up> <up> <up> <up> <down> <up> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <left> <M-backspace> l i s p <up> <up> C-e C-x
C-e <down> <down> C-SPC C-a <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> M-w M-x
r e p <tab> o r <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
t
Mark set [2 times]
Making completion list...
Mark saved where search started
Mark set [9 times]
nil
Mark set [3 times]
t
Mark set
Making completion list...



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