Test error with Python 2.3.4c1

[Aahz]

In article <m27jvdh5k6.fsf at pchoel.psh>, Berthold Höllmann <bhoel at web.de> wrote:
>aahz at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes:
>> In article <m2fza1h6ka.fsf at pchoel.psh>, Berthold H=F6llmann <bhoel at web.de=
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>The error desribed in SF error report No. 870120 (segmentation fault
>>>in test_re) still persists for me in 2.3.4c1.
>>
>> Is there a patch for it?  Bugfix releases are mostly low-effort
>> collections of patches that already exist -- there's not much attempt
>> made to call for new patches before the release goes out.  All that
>> bugfix release candidates are intended to do is make sure that no new
>> bugs have been created.
>
>The patch working for me is to reduce the default USE_RECURSION_LIMIT
>
>diff Modules/_sre.c~ Modules/_sre.c
>98c98
><         #define USE_RECURSION_LIMIT 10000
>---
>>         #define USE_RECURSION_LIMIT 6835

In that case, you should check against the CVS version of Python; I
believe there've been some changes that affect this kind of thing.  If
that fixes your problem, please close the bug report.
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