resolving issue that was identified via #199 where RegExp objects wer…

…e not properly compared resulting in non-matching RegExp objects to always return true. a patch to jasmine.Env.equals_ adds an extra step for RexExp objects to be compared.

lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js

@@ -874,6 +874,22 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.xit = function(desc, func) {
   };
 };
 
+jasmine.Env.prototype.compareRegExps_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
+  if (a.source != b.source)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected pattern /" + b.source + "/ is not equal to the pattern /" + a.source + "/");
+
+  if (a.ignoreCase != b.ignoreCase)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier i was" + (b.ignoreCase ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  if (a.global != b.global)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier g was" + (b.global ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  if (a.multiline != b.multiline)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier m was" + (b.multiline ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  return (mismatchValues.length === 0);
+};
+
 jasmine.Env.prototype.compareObjects_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
   if (a.__Jasmine_been_here_before__ === b && b.__Jasmine_been_here_before__ === a) {
     return true;
@@ -960,6 +976,10 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return (a == b);
   }
 
+  if (a instanceof RegExp && b instanceof RegExp) {
+    return this.compareRegExps_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
+  }
+
   if (typeof a === "object" && typeof b === "object") {
     return this.compareObjects_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
   }

spec/core/MatchersSpec.js

@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
     expect((match(parseInt('5', 10)).toEqual(5))).toPass();
     expect((match(5).toNotEqual(5))).toFail();
     expect((match(parseInt('5', 10)).toNotEqual(5))).toFail();
+
+    expect((match(/1/i).toEqual(/1/i))).toPass();
+    expect((match(/1/i).toNotEqual(/1/i))).toFail();
   });
 
   it("toEqual to build an Expectation Result", function() {

src/core/Env.js

@@ -168,6 +168,22 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.xit = function(desc, func) {
   };
 };
 
+jasmine.Env.prototype.compareRegExps_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
+  if (a.source != b.source)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected pattern /" + b.source + "/ is not equal to the pattern /" + a.source + "/");
+
+  if (a.ignoreCase != b.ignoreCase)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier i was" + (b.ignoreCase ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  if (a.global != b.global)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier g was" + (b.global ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  if (a.multiline != b.multiline)
+    mismatchValues.push("expected modifier m was" + (b.multiline ? " " : " not ") + "set and does not equal the origin modifier");
+
+  return (mismatchValues.length === 0);
+};
+
 jasmine.Env.prototype.compareObjects_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
   if (a.__Jasmine_been_here_before__ === b && b.__Jasmine_been_here_before__ === a) {
     return true;
@@ -254,6 +270,10 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return (a == b);
   }
 
+  if (a instanceof RegExp && b instanceof RegExp) {
+    return this.compareRegExps_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
+  }
+
   if (typeof a === "object" && typeof b === "object") {
     return this.compareObjects_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
   }