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@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 2017-11-23 21:27 GMT+01:00 Bruce Pokras via use-livecode < > use-livecode@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 > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Thierry Douez - sunny-tdz.com > sunnYrex - sunnYtext2speech - sunnYperl - sunnYmidi - sunnYmage > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode