can you test if this alternative patch works as well?
--- orig/pcre/regexec.c +++ mod/pcre/regexec.c @@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ pcre_exec (re, extra, subject, length, s const uschar *bmtable = NULL; const uschar *start_match; const uschar *end_subject; - const uschar *req_char_ptr = start_match - 1; + const uschar *req_char_ptr; BOOL using_temporary_offsets = FALSE; BOOL anchored; BOOL startline; @@ -1773,6 +1773,7 @@ pcre_exec (re, extra, subject, length, s match_block.ctypes = re->tables + ctypes_offset; start_match = match_block.first_start; + req_char_ptr = start_match - 1; end_subject = match_block.end_subject; /* For matches anchored to the end of the pattern, we can often avoid Paolo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]