GNU bug report logs - #55036
29.0.50; bibtex-map-entries enters infinite loop on malformed bibtex file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:53:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 55036 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55036: 29.0.50; bibtex-map-entries enters infinite loop on malformed bibtex file
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:08:11 +0200

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> bibtex-map-entries sometimes can enter inifinite loop.
>
> I did the following:
> 1. Open the attached .bib file
> 2. M-: (bibtex-map-entries #'ignore) <RET>
> 3. Emacs hangs until I press C-g
>
> Expected behaviour: invalid bibtex entries are ignored or an error is
> thrown

I've now made it ensure forward progress in Emacs 29.

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