GNU bug report logs - #36148
inconsistent behaviour with anchored regex containing back-references

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Package: grep;

Reported by: g1pi <at> libero.it

Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 15:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 26864

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Message #16 received at 36148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Thorsten Glaser <tg <at> mirbsd.de>
Cc: 930247 <at> bugs.debian.org, 36148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36148: Debian Bug#930247: grep: does not handle
 backreferences correctly, violating POSIX
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 14:25:00 -0800

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On 12/1/22 17:21, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Please fix this bug, it’s really bad and embarrassing.

Thanks for reporting it; I wasn't aware of it.

Although you sent your email to 36148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org / 
930247 <at> bugs.debian.9org, your email is reporting a separate bug, and I 
fixed it in the development version of GNU grep by installing the 
attached patch. This patch should appear in the next GNU grep release.

I suggest not closing the original bug reports, since the original bug 
remains. Of course fixes are welcome but they are lower priority.
[0001-grep-bug-backref-in-last-of-multiple-patterns.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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