Public bug reported: The match operator returns an invalid result and fails to correctly set RSTART and RLENGTH on an unsuccessful match.
Test case courtesy of Alain Ketterlin on the bug-gnu-utils mailing list at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2007-07/msg00033.html { r = match($0,/^ */,t); print "R=" r " S=" RSTART " L=" RLENGTH; } This will print large (garbage) numbers if a blank line is supplied for input. Problem observed in version 3.1.5.dfsg-4build1 on amd64, but x86 works successfully. It's also fixed in the current CVS. ** Affects: gawk (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: - The match operator fails to correctly set RSTART and RLENGTH on an - unsuccessful match. + The match operator returns an invalid result and fails to correctly set + RSTART and RLENGTH on an unsuccessful match. Test case courtesy of Alain Ketterlin on the bug-gnu-utils mailing list at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2007-07/msg00033.html { r = match($0,/^ */,t); print "R=" r " S=" RSTART " L=" RLENGTH; } This will print large (garbage) numbers if a blank line is supplied for input. Problem observed in version 3.1.5.dfsg-4build1 on amd64, but x86 works successfully. It's also fixed in the current CVS. -- match operator broken on amd64 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
