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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/less/pattern.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- src/usr.bin/less/pattern.c	2011/09/16 17:47:07	1.1
+++ src/usr.bin/less/pattern.c	2014/04/12 01:01:19	1.2
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "pattern.h"
 
 extern int caseless;
+extern int less_is_more;
 
 /*
  * Compile a search pattern, for future use by match_pattern.
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 #if HAVE_POSIX_REGCOMP
 		regex_t *comp = (regex_t *) ecalloc(1, sizeof(regex_t));
 		regex_t **pcomp = (regex_t **) comp_pattern;
-		if (regcomp(comp, pattern, REGCOMP_FLAG))
+		if (regcomp(comp, pattern, less_is_more ? 0 : REGCOMP_FLAG))
 		{
 			free(comp);
 			error("Invalid pattern", NULL_PARG);