Replacetext taking forever under 8.1.7

[Brian Milby]

I downloaded 8.1.2 and performed the same test as above and the difference
was substantial. I’m on a different machine, but the times appear
consistent with the test I did on 7.x on the other one.
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:49 AM Thierry Douez via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> 2017-11-23 21:27 GMT+01:00 Bruce Pokras via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>
> >
> > put replacetext(holdIt1,"[ ]{2,10}",empty) into holdIt
> >
> > Under 8.1.7 I get the dreaded spinning beachball, although the
> replacetext
> > action eventually finishes (after 20 minutes), and the script then runs
> to
> > completion.
> >
> > Any ideas about causes and cures for this issue?
> >
>
> ​Yes, I have one...​
>
> ​from memory:​
>
> ​the latest LC version which should work fine is 8.1.2 (stable)
>
> this bug was introduced when upgrading the PCRE lib from 8.33 to 8.39
>
> ​
> Of course, better to check if what I'm saying is right
> as yesterday I was travelling all night :)
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Thierry
>
>
>
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