bug#50069: closed (grep-3.7 test-regex fails when configured with --without-included-regex)

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Your message dated Sun, 15 Aug 2021 11:22:10 -0700
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and subject line Re: bug#50069: grep-3.7 test-regex fails when configured with 
--without-included-regex
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #50069,
regarding grep-3.7 test-regex fails when configured with 
--without-included-regex
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> grep-3.7 test-regex fails when configured with --without-included-regex
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> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:49:12 +0200
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> According to configure --help
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> --without-included-regex
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> with recent-enough versions of the GNU C Library
> (use with caution on other systems).
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> I have installed glib-2.34 so I assumed --without-included-regex would 
> save some time. Instead I got
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> ===============================================
>    GNU grep 3.7: gnulib-tests/test-suite.log
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> # TOTAL: 201
> # PASS:  192
> # SKIP:  8
> # XFAIL: 0
> # FAIL:  1
> # XPASS: 0
> # ERROR: 0
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> .. contents:: :depth: 2
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> FAIL: test-regex
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> free(): invalid pointer
> FAIL test-regex (exit status: 134)
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> Without using this option all run through without any failure.
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> So is this option deprecated, configure/compile logic wrong or do I have 
> overlooked something?
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> Regards Klaus
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> On 8/15/21 9:49 AM, Klaus Dittrich wrote:
> > --without-included-regex
> > don't compile regex; this is the default on systems
> > with recent-enough versions of the GNU C Library
> > (use with caution on other systems)....
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> > So is this option deprecated, configure/compile logic wrong or do I have 
> > overlooked something?
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> You're running into this glibc bug:
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> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11053
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> Unfortunately yhis has not yet been fixed in glibc. However, GNU grep's 
> implementation fixes the bug.
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