@Test
  public void test() {
    Pattern p1 = Pattern.compile("(a.*?c)|a.*?b");
    Pattern p2 = Pattern.compile("a.*?c|a.*?b");

    Matcher m1 = p1.matcher("abc");
    m1.find();
    Matcher m2 = p2.matcher("abc");
    m2.find();

    assertEquals(m1.group(), m2.group());
  }