Public bug reported: Testcase: mawk '{print match($0,/(a*)*/)}' hangs with any input. I expect it to print an integer number for each line in input and exit thereafter.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: mawk 1.3.3-17ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-57.95-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt21 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-57-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sun Jul 19 12:00:02 2015 Dependencies: gcc-4.9-base 4.9.1-0ubuntu1 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 libgcc1 1:4.9.1-0ubuntu1 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-21 (301 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.1) SourcePackage: mawk UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mawk (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1475968 Title: match function hangs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mawk/+bug/1475968/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs