1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/modules/core/virtual-fs.js b/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
index c9eb7a3..a52a393 100644
--- a/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
+++ b/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
@@ -822,7 +822,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
             dir = resolved.dir;
         }
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: an invalid pattern must not throw into the error ledger (packet §8).
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         for (const name of Object.keys(dir.content)) {
             const fullPath = path ? path + '/' + name : name;
             if (regex.test(name)) {
@@ -836,7 +839,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
     }
     grep(pattern, path = '') {
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: see find() above — a bad pattern is a result, not an exception.
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         const files = this.find('.', path).filter(e => e.type === 'file');
         for (const file of files) {
             const content = this.readFile(file.path);