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Re: regex compilation error with --color-words

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Benjamin <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 6, 2023, 13:39 UTC
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This was also discussed in February[1]. Giving --word-diff is to git-diff is enough to trigger the error in non-C locales.
I am pleasantly surprised to learn that LC_ALL=C temporarily avoids the problem; that makes it useable again, for now. But a fix is much welcome!
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  1. BenjaminApr 6, 2023

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