Improve error msg for compiling bracket expressions.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 772bda91..777eb5be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-10-13         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* regcomp.c (__re_error_msgid): Make error message for REG_EBRACK
+	more helpful - also used for unmatched [:, [., [=.
+	Thanks to Davide Brini for raising the issue.
+
 2014-10-12         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* README: Remove Pat Rankin from VMS duties, per his request.
diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index d394efa9..e0c460ff 100644
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const char __re_error_msgid[] attribute_hidden =
     gettext_noop ("Invalid back reference") /* REG_ESUBREG */
     "\0"
 #define REG_EBRACK_IDX	(REG_ESUBREG_IDX + sizeof "Invalid back reference")
-    gettext_noop ("Unmatched [ or [^")	/* REG_EBRACK */
+    gettext_noop ("Unmatched [, [^, [:, [., or [=")	/* REG_EBRACK */
     "\0"
 #define REG_EPAREN_IDX	(REG_EBRACK_IDX + sizeof "Unmatched [ or [^")
     gettext_noop ("Unmatched ( or \\(") /* REG_EPAREN */