Re: Bug in Expr 2.0.12 - .* too greedy

[Derek Robert Price]

Jim Meyering wrote:

> Derek Robert Price <address@hidden> wrote:
>  
>
> > The expr, version 2.0.12, which happens to be distributed with RH
> > Linux 8.0 is broken.  .* is way too greedy.  Here's a test case:
> >    
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> Thanks for the report.
> I get the expected (not buggy) results when
> using the latest test release:
>
>  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/coreutils-4.5.3.tar.gz
>
>  $ expr 'abc
>  > xxxxx
>  > def' : 'abc
>  > .*
>  > def'
>  13
>  $ expr --vers
>  expr (GNU coreutils) 4.5.3
>
> So I guess you should encourage RH to upgrade.
>  

Nope.  That doesn't appear to be the problem:

address@hidden coreutils-4.5.3]$ src/expr 'abc
xxxxx
def' : 'abc
> .*
> def'
0
address@hidden coreutils-4.5.3]$ src/expr --version
expr (GNU coreutils) 4.5.3
Written by Mike Parker.

Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
address@hidden coreutils-4.5.3]$

RedHat is blaming glibc version 2.2.93.  What version of glibc do you 
have installed?

I ask because I'm trying to figure out if this is worth the hassle of 
upgrading glibc without RedHat's help or if I should be reporting this 
problem to the glibc mailing list.

Derek

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