[Info-vax] bizarre SEARCH bug (7.3-2 Alpha)

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <qqc90k$q11$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> On 2019-11-11, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I just tried the reproducer on an Alpha with V7.3-2 and it worked as expected with both sets of brackets being highlighted.  I can't easily get the patch list here (it it on an isolated network using hardwired terminals).  
> >
> > I would check your patch level and perhaps scan the patch docs for any "fixes" to DCL for something that sounds like this.
> >
> 
> Maybe Phillip has a terminal emulator problem or maybe the VMS
> settings are different on his systems or on his terminal emulator.
> 
> Have you tried a different terminal emulator Phillip or checked your
> VMS SET TERM and terminal emulator settings ?

It was a DECTerm running under CD on 7.3-2.  I just tried on a real 
VT220: same behaviour (bug in 7.3-2, OK in 8.4).  Note that not all 
instances of [ and ] in the same line show the bug.  :-|