[erlang-bugs] binary:matches/3 fails in R14A

[Tuncer Ayaz]

2010/8/25 Bartosz Kołodziej:
> binary:split/3 fails when option "global" is set and input is an empty
> binary.
>
> 1> binary:split(<<>>,<<"a">>,[global]) gives:
> ** exception error: bad argument
>     in function  binary:split/3

Seems to be fixed in OTP_R15A-180-g6971b96.

1> binary:split(<<>>,<<"a">>,[global]).
[<<>>]

> The problem lays in binary:matches/3 function:
>
> 2> binary:matches(<<>>,<<"a">>,[global]).
> ** exception error: bad argument
>     in function  binary:matches/3
>        called as binary:matches(<<>>,<<"a">>,[global])
>
> Without "global" option it works just fine.

Same badarg in OTP_R15A-180-g6971b96.