diff --git a/src/inlines.c b/src/inlines.c
@@ -516,13 +516,16 @@ static void process_emphasis(subject *subj, delimiter *stack_bottom) {
delimiter *old_closer;
bool opener_found;
bool odd_match;
- delimiter *openers_bottom[128];
+ delimiter *openers_bottom[3][128];
+ int i;
// initialize openers_bottom:
- openers_bottom['*'] = stack_bottom;
- openers_bottom['_'] = stack_bottom;
- openers_bottom['\''] = stack_bottom;
- openers_bottom['"'] = stack_bottom;
+ for (i=0; i < 3; i++) {
+ openers_bottom[i]['*'] = stack_bottom;
+ openers_bottom[i]['_'] = stack_bottom;
+ openers_bottom[i]['\''] = stack_bottom;
+ openers_bottom[i]['"'] = stack_bottom;
+ }
// move back to first relevant delim.
while (closer != NULL && closer->previous != stack_bottom) {
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ static void process_emphasis(subject *subj, delimiter *stack_bottom) {
opener_found = false;
odd_match = false;
while (opener != NULL && opener != stack_bottom &&
- opener != openers_bottom[closer->delim_char]) {
+ opener != openers_bottom[closer->length % 3][closer->delim_char]) {
if (opener->can_open && opener->delim_char == closer->delim_char) {
// interior closer of size 2 can't match opener of size 1
// or of size 1 can't match 2
@@ -574,13 +577,10 @@ static void process_emphasis(subject *subj, delimiter *stack_bottom) {
}
closer = closer->next;
}
- if (!opener_found && !odd_match) {
+ if (!opener_found) {
// set lower bound for future searches for openers
- // (we don't do this with 'odd_match' set because
- // a ** that didn't match an earlier * might turn into
- // an opener, and the * might be matched by something
- // else.
- openers_bottom[old_closer->delim_char] = old_closer->previous;
+ openers_bottom[old_closer->length % 3][old_closer->delim_char] =
+ old_closer->previous;
if (!old_closer->can_open) {
// we can remove a closer that can't be an
// opener, once we've seen there's no