James - > On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 02:21:48PM +0100, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > > If a tags file has a line that's longer than 512 bytes (as is the case > > > with the attached file), Vim won't be able to parse the tags file > > > resulting in any :ts (or related) commands failing with E431. As an > > > example, try ":ts cli_parse_add" with the attached tags file. > > > > There is a hard limit for tags file lines at 512 bytes. > > I notice that the buffer for tags is already being dynamically > allocated. Is there a reason why the buffer isn't reallocated if the > tag doesn't fit in 512 bytes?
There is a chicken-egg problem: the buffer has to be there before you can call fgets(). There is a way around that, but makes things more complicated. And so far it worked fine. > > I think we can safely ignore long lines. Some tags may not be found, > > but that's better than not finding anything. > > > > Try the patch below. > > This works well. I'll probably send it out the coming week. - Bram -- CRONE: Who sent you? ARTHUR: The Knights Who Say Ni! CRONE: Aaaagh! (she looks around in rear) No! We have no shrubberies here. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]