re_match_2_internal ... is the inner function that does regexp matching. Could you please show a backtrace of the inner 5 or 10 C stack frames that call it? Then we will see which C primitive was called.
Also, by looking at the args to that C primitive, you can see what the regexp is. Is this what you mean? (gdb) bt #0 re_match_2_internal (bufp=0x8329a5c, string1=0x42078bab "Subject: wicked drug)s to keep you going\nFrom: \"Terrance Hampton\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nDate: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:29:57 +0000\nTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] time to stop wasting money o"..., size1=0, string2=0x42078bab "Subject: wicked drug)s to keep you going\nFrom: \"Terrance Hampton\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nDate: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:29:57 +0000\nTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] time to stop wasting money o"..., size2=797, pos=6, regs=0x8320ea8, stop=0) at regex.c:4835 #1 0x08163f82 in re_search_2 (bufp=0x8329a5c, str1=0x42078bab "Subject: wicked drug)s to keep you going\nFrom: \"Terrance Hampton\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nDate: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:29:57 +0000\nTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] time to stop wasting money o"..., size1=0, str2=0x42078bab "Subject: wicked drug)s to keep you going\nFrom: \"Terrance Hampton\" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nDate: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:29:57 +0000\nTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] time to stop wasting money o"..., size2=797, startpos=6, range=791, regs=0x8320ea8, stop=797) at regex.c:4328 #2 0x0815a265 in search_buffer (string=151866368, pos=6316886, pos_byte=0, lim=6317683, lim_byte=6318289, n=1, RE=1, trt=143145540, inverse_trt=143150548, posix=1107790763) at search.c:1138 #3 0x08159a69 in search_command (string=144968947, bound=137576249, noerror=137576297, count=1107790763, direction=1, RE=1, posix=0) at search.c:939 #4 0x0815c07e in Fre_search_forward (regexp=1107790763, bound=1107790763, noerror=1107790763, count=1107790763) at search.c:2160 I am not sure what to do next. I tried this: (gdb) c Continuing. Breakpoint 6, Fre_search_forward (regexp=137779403, bound=137779403, noerror=137779403, count=137779403) at search.c:2160 2160 return search_command (regexp, bound, noerror, count, 1, 1, 0); (gdb) bt #0 Fre_search_forward (regexp=137779403, bound=137779403, noerror=137779403, count=137779403) at search.c:2160 And (gdb) f 0 #0 Fre_search_forward (regexp=137779403, bound=137779403, noerror=137779403, count=137779403) at search.c:2160 2160 return search_command (regexp, bound, noerror, count, 1, 1, 0); (gdb) list 2155 See also the functions `match-beginning', `match-end', `match-string', 2156 and `replace-match'. */) 2157 (regexp, bound, noerror, count) 2158 Lisp_Object regexp, bound, noerror, count; 2159 { 2160 return search_command (regexp, bound, noerror, count, 1, 1, 0); 2161 } 2162 2163 DEFUN ("posix-search-backward", Fposix_search_backward, Sposix_search_backward, 1, 4, 2164 "sPosix search backward: ", (gdb) info f Stack level 0, frame at 0xbfffddd0: eip = 0x815c041 in Fre_search_forward (search.c:2160); saved eip 0x8182499 called by frame at 0xbfffde40 source language c. Arglist at 0xbfffddc8, args: regexp=137779403, bound=137779403, noerror=137779403, count=137779403 Locals at 0xbfffddc8, Previous frame's sp is 0xbfffddd0 Saved registers: ebp at 0xbfffddc8, eip at 0xbfffddcc (gdb) info args regexp = 137779403 bound = 137779403 noerror = 137779403 count = 137779403 I also tried printing the value of `regexp=137779403' and got (gdb) p $3 = 137779403 I do not know what to try next. What should I do? -- Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel