Re: [Bug Report] git log -L:<funcname>:<file>

> Summary:
> git log -L:<funcname>:<file>
> would fail if there's any java-style comment that appears before the
> <funcname> string in the file.
> 
> 
> Details:
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> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.
> 
> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
> git log -L:'myFunction':~/a.java
> The file is a java file that contains comment before the function name.
> E.g.
> /**
> * comments will interrupt the regex match
> */
> private static void myFunction() {}
> 
> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
> As described, it should return me the commit history that touched this function
> 
> What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
> It returns error:
> fatal: -L parameter 'myFunction' starting at line 1: no match
> 
> Anything else you want to add:
> If the function name string to search for appears before any
> java-style comment, it returns a valid response.
>