Fixing regex

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Regex.cc b/lib/Regex.cc
index 9b70d68..3c566bd 100644
--- a/lib/Regex.cc
+++ b/lib/Regex.cc
@@ -2,18 +2,33 @@
 
 char t[1024];
 
-Regex empty("$^"), any(".*");
+Regex empty("^$"), any(".*");
 
-Regex::Regex(const String & regex, int cflags, int aeflags) throw (GeneralException) : eflags(aeflags) {
+Regex::Regex(const String & regex, int acflags, int aeflags) throw (GeneralException) : cflags(acflags), eflags(aeflags), pattern(regex.strdup()) {
     int r;
-    if ((r = regcomp(&preg, regex.to_charp(), cflags | REG_NOSUB))) {
+    
+    if ((r = regcomp(&preg, pattern, cflags | REG_NOSUB))) {
+	cerr << "Error in regcomp:";
 	regerror(r, &preg, t, sizeof(t));
+	cerr << t << endl;
 	throw GeneralException(String("Regex \"") + regex + "\" failed to compile: " + t + "\n");
     }
 }
 
+Regex::Regex(const Regex & regex) : pattern(Base::strdup(pattern)) {
+    int r;
+    
+    if ((r = regcomp(&preg, pattern, cflags | REG_NOSUB))) {
+	cerr << "Error in regcomp:";
+	regerror(r, &preg, t, sizeof(t));
+	cerr << t << endl;
+	throw GeneralException(String("Regex \"") + pattern + "\" failed to compile: " + t + "\n");
+    }
+}
+
 Regex::~Regex() {
     regfree(&preg);
+    free(pattern);
 }
 
 bool Regex::Match(const String & s) const {