GNU bug report logs - #58601
29.0.50; Infinite loop in byte-compile--first-symbol-with-pos

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Reported by: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>

Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:25:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 58601 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
Subject: bug#58601: 29.0.50; Infinite loop in byte-compile--first-symbol-with-pos
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:51:18 -0400

> Perhaps byte-compile--first-symbol-with-pos needs to employ something
> like byte-run--ssp-seen?  Or does ERT somehow come into play?

I just added in `master` an arbitrary limit to the loop inside
`byte-compile--first-symbol-with-pos` to make sure it can't inf-loop.

Can you confirm it fixes your original problem?


        Stefan
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