string countstr;
string rest = split(argument, countstr, ' ');
int const count = convert<int>(countstr);
- for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
- dispatch(lyxaction.lookupFunc(rest));
+ // an arbitrary number to limit number of iterations
+ int const max_iter = 10000;
+ if (count > max_iter) {
+ dr.setMessage(bformat(_("Cannot iterate more than %1$d times"), max_iter));
+ dr.setError(true);
+ } else {
+ for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
+ dispatch(lyxaction.lookupFunc(rest));
+ }
break;
}