https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121962

--- Comment #13 from [email protected] <[email protected]> ---
> But are there infinitely many empty groups? Seems to me that there is finite
> number of such groups.

Run
   echo AB | grep "A\(.*\)\(.*\)\(.*\)B"
and see that it matches with three empty groups. Now extend the number of empty
groups to N and check again. Now extend that number to N+1...

> What is the plan for including newer version of ICU?

ASAP (depending on resource constraints)

> Is this issue to be fixed in newer versions?

There is no known patch to ICU that would fix it. If there was one we'd
backport it. Developing a solution shouldn't be too difficult for someone
familiar with that part of ICU4C's code.

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