rcfile: don't accept empty regexes for syntax coloring

As a small service to the user, reject empty regex strings,
because an entirely empty regex simply doesn't make sense.
Inspired-by: Elia Geretto <elia.f.geretto@gmail.com>

src/rcfile.c

@@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ void parse_colors(char *ptr, int rex_flags)
 	if (ptr == NULL)
 	    break;
 
+	if (*fgstr == '\0') {
+	    rcfile_error(N_("Empty regex string"));
+	    goodstart = FALSE;
+	} else
 	    goodstart = nregcomp(fgstr, rex_flags);
 
 	/* If the starting regex is valid, initialize a new color struct,
@@ -751,6 +755,11 @@ void parse_colors(char *ptr, int rex_flags)
 	if (ptr == NULL)
 	    break;
 
+	if (*fgstr == '\0') {
+	    rcfile_error(N_("Empty regex string"));
+	    continue;
+	}
+
 	/* If the start regex was invalid, skip past the end regex
 	 * to stay in sync. */
 	if (!goodstart)