"Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

"Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

[Robin S. Socha]

Can nyone make any sense of this?

Signaling: (invalid-regexp "Invalid preceding regular expression")
  string-match("disco sucks f**k everything" "highfalu.tin.org; Arbeitskreis Kultur & Kommunikation (AKK); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; Arbeitskreis Kultur und Kommunikation")
  bbdb-annotate-notes(["Urs" "Janßen" nil "highfalu.tin.org; Arbeitskreis Kultur & Kommunikation (AKK); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; Arbeitskreis Kultur und Kommunikation" nil nil ("urs@tin.org" "urs@highfalu.tin.org" "urs@zwanzig.bier.nach.arbeitsen.de" "urs@akk.org" "urs@chao.tin.org") ((creation-date . "2000-07-29") (timestamp . "2001-04-21") (newsgroups . "de.comm.software.newsreader, de.comm.software.mailserver, de.comp.os.unix.misc, de.comm.software.mailreader.misc, de.comm.software.newsserver") (last-subj . "Re: [mutt] Signatur-Patch - Erkennung des SignaturENDES") (mailer . "tin/1.5.6-20000722 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000726 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000731 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.7-20000803 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000809 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), Mutt 0.95.4i, tin/1.5.7-20000822 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000927 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000929 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001023 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001027 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001104 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001210 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010111 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010122 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010130 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010201 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010206 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010220 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010221 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010224 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010305 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010312 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010328 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010408 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586))")) ["Urs Janßen" "janßenurshighfalu.tin.org; arbeitskreis kultur & kommunikation (akk); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; arbeitskreis kultur und kommunikation" #<marker at 1359976 in .bbdb 0x91eaaf4> nil]] "disco sucks f**k everything" company)
  bbdb-auto-notes-hook(["Urs" "Janßen" nil "highfalu.tin.org; Arbeitskreis Kultur & Kommunikation (AKK); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; Arbeitskreis Kultur und Kommunikation" nil nil ("urs@tin.org" "urs@highfalu.tin.org" "urs@zwanzig.bier.nach.arbeitsen.de" "urs@akk.org" "urs@chao.tin.org") ((creation-date . "2000-07-29") (timestamp . "2001-04-21") (newsgroups . "de.comm.software.newsreader, de.comm.software.mailserver, de.comp.os.unix.misc, de.comm.software.mailreader.misc, de.comm.software.newsserver") (last-subj . "Re: [mutt] Signatur-Patch - Erkennung des SignaturENDES") (mailer . "tin/1.5.6-20000722 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000726 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000731 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.7-20000803 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000809 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), Mutt 0.95.4i, tin/1.5.7-20000822 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000927 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000929 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001023 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001027 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001104 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001210 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010111 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010122 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010130 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010201 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010206 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010220 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010221 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010224 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010305 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010312 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010328 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010408 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586))")) ["Urs Janßen" "janßenurshighfalu.tin.org; arbeitskreis kultur & kommunikation (akk); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; arbeitskreis kultur und kommunikation" #<marker at 1359976 in .bbdb 0x91eaaf4> nil]])
  bbdb-invoke-hook(bbdb-notice-hook ["Urs" "Janßen" nil "highfalu.tin.org; Arbeitskreis Kultur & Kommunikation (AKK); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; Arbeitskreis Kultur und Kommunikation" nil nil ("urs@tin.org" "urs@highfalu.tin.org" "urs@zwanzig.bier.nach.arbeitsen.de" "urs@akk.org" "urs@chao.tin.org") ((creation-date . "2000-07-29") (timestamp . "2001-04-21") (newsgroups . "de.comm.software.newsreader, de.comm.software.mailserver, de.comp.os.unix.misc, de.comm.software.mailreader.misc, de.comm.software.newsserver") (last-subj . "Re: [mutt] Signatur-Patch - Erkennung des SignaturENDES") (mailer . "tin/1.5.6-20000722 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000726 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.6-20000731 (\"Lucretia\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586))\ntin/1.5.7-20000803 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000809 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), Mutt 0.95.4i, tin/1.5.7-20000822 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000927 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20000929 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001023 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.7-20001027 (\"Dust\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001104 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20001210 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010111 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010122 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010130 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010201 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010206 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.8-20010220 (\"Paradise Regained\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010221 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010224 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.13 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010305 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010312 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010328 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586)), tin/1.5.9-20010408 (\"Blue Water\") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.18-akk3 (i586))")) ["Urs Janßen" "janßenurshighfalu.tin.org; arbeitskreis kultur & kommunikation (akk); http://mitdemeinkaufswagennachhausebringenlassenunddosenbiertrinken.de/anfang.html; arbeitskreis kultur und kommunikation" #<marker at 1359976 in .bbdb 0x91eaaf4> nil]])
  bbdb-annotate-message-sender("Urs Janßen <urs@chao.tin.org>" t t nil)
  bbdb/gnus-update-record(nil)
  bbdb/gnus-pop-up-bbdb-buffer()
  run-hooks(bbdb/gnus-pop-up-bbdb-buffer)
  apply(run-hooks bbdb/gnus-pop-up-bbdb-buffer)
  gnus-run-hooks(gnus-article-prepare-hook)
  gnus-article-prepare-display()
  gnus-article-prepare(20252 nil)
  gnus-summary-display-article(20252 nil)
  gnus-summary-select-article(nil nil pseudo)
  gnus-summary-scroll-up(1)
  call-interactively(gnus-summary-scroll-up)
  recursive-edit()
  byte-code("..." [pop-to-buffer debugger-buffer erase-buffer t 50 print-length print-escape-newlines standard-output backtrace debugger-mode re-search-forward "\n[* ] debug(" 1 debugger-reenable debugger-args (lambda debug) "Entering:\n" debug backtrace-debug 3 delete-char ?* 0 exit "Return value: " debugger-value prin1 ?\n ?\  error "Signaling: " "Beginning evaluation of function call form:\n" nil message "" buffer-read-only inhibit-trace recursive-edit] 3)
  debug(error (error "No mark set in this buffer"))
  signal(error ("No mark set in this buffer"))
  cerror("No mark set in this buffer")
  apply(cerror "No mark set in this buffer" nil)
  error("No mark set in this buffer")
  #<compiled-function (&optional dont-activate-region) "...(27)" [dont-activate-region omark mark t error "No mark set in this buffer" set-mark zmacs-activate-region nil] 3 799269 nil>()
  call-interactively(exchange-point-and-mark)


-- 
Robin S. Socha - Your Worst Network Nightmare(tm).
`In Germany, they are not referred to as network administrators. They
prefer to be called "Sons Of The Third Reich".' <http://www.katewerk.com>

Re: "Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

[Colin Walters]

"Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:

> 
> Signaling: (invalid-regexp "Invalid preceding regular expression")
>   string-match("disco sucks f**k everything"

I believe your problem is that the regexp * operator can only apply to
constant-length subexpressions; In other words, the "f**" is invalid.
I'm not sure what your application is, but you might want to check out
`regexp-quote', or change the regexp to be like
"disco sucks f..k everything"...

Re: "Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

[Robin S. Socha]

* Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
> "Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:

>> Signaling: (invalid-regexp "Invalid preceding regular expression")
>> string-match("disco sucks f**k everything"

> I believe your problem is that the regexp * operator can only apply to
> constant-length subexpressions; In other words, the "f**" is invalid.
> I'm not sure what your application is, but you might want to check out
> `regexp-quote', or change the regexp to be like "disco sucks f..k
> everything"...

That was not me. That was his organization: <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>
-- 
Robin S. Socha  <http://my.gnus.org/users/robin/>
http://my.gnus.org/ - To boldly frobnicate what no newbie has grokked before.

Re: "Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

[Colin Walters]

"Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:

> > "Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:
> 
> >> Signaling: (invalid-regexp "Invalid preceding regular expression")
> >> string-match("disco sucks f**k everything"
> 
> > I believe your problem is that the regexp * operator can only
> > apply to constant-length subexpressions; In other words, the "f**"
> > is invalid.  I'm not sure what your application is, but you might
> > want to check out `regexp-quote', or change the regexp to be like
> > "disco sucks f..k everything"...
> 
> That was not me. That was his organization:
> <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

I see.  Do you know where the string "disco sucks f**k everything" is
coming from?  It looks like a BBDB bug to me; the string is being used
as a regexp, when it should probably be passed to `regexp-quote'
first.

I suggest to post this on the relevant BBDB mailing list.

Re: "Invalid preceding regular expression" in <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>

[Colin Walters]

Colin Walters <walters@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:

> "Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:
> 
> > > "Robin S. Socha" <robin@socha.net> writes:
> > 
> > That was not me. That was his organization:
> > <9d45jl$67c$1@akk3.akk.uni-karlsruhe.de>
> 
> I see.  Do you know where the string "disco sucks f**k everything" is
> coming from?  

Blah.  You said it was his organization.  Sorry :(  Not awake this
morning.  Yeah, I'm guessing that BBDB is trying to see if the
organization from the post is similar to the one in the database or
something, but it is not calling `regexp-quote'.