Record pcre3 (2:8.38-3.1) in archive suite sid

[pcre3.git] / pcre_compile.c

diff --git a/pcre_compile.c b/pcre_compile.c
index 1bc2b7f030a1a1c9eb728cf804f97f258d59b3c6..29300d024edf2566e16c3416b741d04d8ef12ec4 100644 (file)
--- a/pcre_compile.c
+++ b/pcre_compile.c
@@ -7289,7 +7289,12 @@ for (;; ptr++)
           so far in order to get the number. If the name is not found, leave
           the value of recno as 0 for a forward reference. */
 
-          else
+          /* This patch (removing "else") fixes a problem when a reference is
+          to multiple identically named nested groups from within the nest.
+          Once again, it is not the "proper" fix, and it results in an
+          over-allocation of memory. */
+
+          /* else */
             {
             ng = cd->named_groups;
             for (i = 0; i < cd->names_found; i++, ng++)