Length of regex/pattern for "color"

[parv <parv_fm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am using mutt 1.5.4i with...

  patch-1.5.4.dw.confirm-crypt-hook.1
  patch-1.5.4.dw.multiple-crypt-hook.2
  patch-1.5.4.dw.crypt-autoselectkey.1
  patch-1.5.4.dw.mbox-hook.1
  1.5.4.nr.tag_prefix_cond
  1.3.28.nr.threadcomplete
  vvv.quote
  patch-1.5.3.cd.ifdef.1
  patch-1.5.3.cd.edit_threads.9.3
  vvv.initials
  rr.compressed


I have quite a few (FreeBSD) ports installed, and want to identify
any related messages easily in the sea of all the ports related
messages.

So, i decided to differentiate them via "color" command.  It seems, y
trial and error, that the length of the regex/pattern is around 245
characters.  My regex is quite longer than that.  Length of one of the
desired OR'd patterns, e.g. A|b|x, is 1285, excluding the parentheses,
quotes, & operator/context.

My question is how should i increase the allowable length of
a pattern?  Is it even sane thing to do?

The only solution, make that workaround, seems is to divide the
pattern in ~245-character blocks to be used in otherwise identical
"color" commands.  Something like...

  color index  brightyellow  black  "~s '(<245 characters pattern>)'"
  color index  brightyellow  black  "~s '(<another 245>)'"
  color index  brightyellow  black  "~s '(<another 245>)'"
  ...


Any (other) suggestions (except to filter the interesting messages
in a separate mailbox, which i already am doing)?


  - Parv

--