Question on re-search-forward and infinite loop

[David Maus <maus.david@gmail.com>]

Hi,

By accident I stumpled on a way to force Emacs in a infinite loop with
`re-search-forward'.

If I create a shiny new buffer, insert something like this:

,----
| (while (re-search-forward "^[ \t]*"))
| Something else
`----

 -- go back beyond the while-clause and evaluate it, Emacs enters an
    infinite loop. As far as I was able to find out
    `re-search-forward' with this regexp moves point to the beginning
    of the next line above the "S" of "Something else" and stays there
    forever so it never reaches end-of-buffer.

As I dunno much (or better: anything) on Emacs' interiors my question
is: Why does this happen? 

Regards,

  -- David

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