GNU bug report logs - #11216
23.4; parenthesis matching breaks on certain complex expressions

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Message #16 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>, 11216 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11216: 23.4; parenthesis matching breaks on certain complex
 expressions
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:11:27 +0100

tags 11216 + notabug
close 11216
thanks

Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:

> Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com> writes:
>
>> Matching gets messed up with the open parenthesis immediately following
>> the first (?<!S\d). I suspect this is due to the opening double-quote
>> about 10 characters later.
>
> No, it's because < has open paren syntax, but there is no matching
> close paren.  This is not a bug.  You need to use a suitable syntax
> table that doesn't make < a paren syntax.

With the above explanaition, I'm closing this as notabug.

Please reopen if this is incorrect.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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