R devel - Aug 2004 - sub() crashes (PR#7154)

Full_Name: G. Grothendieck
Version: R 1.9.1 patched 2004-07-13
OS: Windows XP
Submission from: (NULL) (209.226.152.23)



The following command causes R to crash every time:

sub("(.) (.)", "\\1 \\2 \\3", "abc", perl = TRUE)

on Windows XP R version 1.9.1 patched version of 2004-07-13.

>>>>> "Gabor" == Gabor Grothendieck
<ggrothendieck@myway.com>
>>>>>     on Fri,  6 Aug 2004 04:08:01 +0200 (CEST) writes:
    Gabor> Full_Name: G. Grothendieck Version: R 1.9.1 patched
    Gabor> 2004-07-13 OS: Windows XP Submission from: (NULL)
    Gabor> (209.226.152.23)


    Gabor> The following command causes R to crash every time:

    Gabor> sub("(.) (.)", "\\1 \\2 \\3", "abc",
perl = TRUE)

    Gabor> on Windows XP R version 1.9.1 patched version of
    Gabor> 2004-07-13.

you need a later "patched version".

This was bug report 7108  and fixed (by BDR) about 10 days ago
or so.

Martin