Re: `match-data' set improperly

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.rodgers@ihs.com>]

Kim F. Storm wrote:

> My guess is that you are not supposed to use match-data when
> string-match fails, so its value is indeed undefined in that case.
> 
> What _valid_ values would you expect it to contain after the match failed?


() is a valid list, which is what match-data must return.


I think match-beginning, match-end, and string-match should signal an error
if match-data is nil.

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