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Recursive include in syntax file causes Micro to hang
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
- Create a syntax file in
~/.config/micro/syntax/that has anincludestatement that references itself. For example, you can create one calledjavascript.yamlwhich includes this somewhere:
- special:
start: "\\("
end: "\\)"
rules:
- include: javascript
- Open a .js file. You will see a blank screen, and Micro's RAM usage will quickly increase.
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Commit hash: c51f849
OS: Ubuntu
Terminal: PythonAnywhere console
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Research direction
Reproduce the problem with a self-referencing include in ~/.config/micro/syntax/javascript.yaml and an opened .js file. Locate the syntax-file include handling, then verify that the recursive definition no longer hangs Micro or causes unbounded RAM growth.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100