RE: Git BUG 2.37.3 and 2.38.0

From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Oct 10, 2022, 15:40 UTC
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On October 10, 2022 10:34 AM, orygaw

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>I found a bug with GIT with version 2.37.3 and 2.38.0
>
>My system FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE-p11:
>
>command:
>
>git log -1 --invert-grep
>
>
>* thread #1, name = 'git', stop reason = signal SIGSEGV: invalid address (fault
>address: 0x0)
>  * frame #0: 0x00000000004fe580 git`free_pattern_expr(x=0x0000000000000000)
>at grep.c:755:13
>    frame #1: 0x00000000004fe501 git`free_grep_patterns(opt=0x00007fffffffdc20)
>at grep.c:795:2
>    frame #2: 0x00000000005edd16 git`release_revisions(revs=0x00007fffffffda58)
>at revision.c:3030:2
>    frame #3: 0x00000000003826c8 git`cmd_log_deinit(ret=0,
>rev=0x00007fffffffda58) at log.c:353:2
>    frame #4: 0x00000000003845ae git`cmd_log(argc=3, argv=0x00007fffffffe960,
>prefix=0x0000000000000000) at log.c:883:9
>    frame #5: 0x00000000002f8e8c git`run_builtin(p=0x00000000006a4b58, argc=3,
>argv=0x00007fffffffe960) at git.c:466:11
>    frame #6: 0x00000000002f7783 git`handle_builtin(argc=3,
>argv=0x00007fffffffe960) at git.c:721:3
>    frame #7: 0x00000000002f87c6 git`run_argv(argcp=0x00007fffffffe8a4,
>argv=0x00007fffffffe898) at git.c:788:4
>    frame #8: 0x00000000002f7521 git`cmd_main(argc=3, argv=0x00007fffffffe960)
>at git.c:921:19
>    frame #9: 0x000000000042b53a git`main(argc=4, argv=0x00007fffffffe958) at
>common-main.c:56:11
>    frame #10: 0x00000000002f6dd0 git`_start(ap=<unavailable>,
>cleanup=<unavailable>) at crt1_c.c:75:7

I can confirm a similar situation on Cygwin at 2.38.0.

$ git log -1 --invert-grep
commit 5385d4b84047b3c42cde36f1fab83ac57df17ca8 (HEAD -> topic, origin/topic)
Author: Me <yesme@domain.com>
Date:   Sun Oct 9 22:26:47 2022 -0400

    rms.yaml: add path variable definition
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

My history is extensive. -Randall