Bug #589 /* */ comment does not work if -- is met inside

• Submitted: 5 Jun 2003 2:30
• Modified: 21 Jun 2003 8:46
• Reporter: Peter Zaitsev (Basic Quality Contributor)
• Status: Can't repeat
• Category: MySQL Server
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 4.0
• OS: Any (all)
• CPU Architecture: Any

[5 Jun 2003 2:30] Peter Zaitsev

Description:
if "--" is met inside of /* */ comment parser does not handle it.

How to repeat:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 3.23.57

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> select /* -- */ 1;
    ->

[21 Jun 2003 8:46] Alexey Botchkov

I can't repeat it - probably fixed

[21 Jun 2003 9:12] Paul DuBois

It is fixed in 4.1, but it is easily repeatable in 4.0:

% mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 5 to server version: 4.0.14-log

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> select /* -- */ 1;
    ->

This happens for me both on Mac OS X and on Red Hat.