GNU bug report logs - #15006
24.3; emacs manual comment-start-skip example grouping

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 00:50:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 15006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Cc: 15006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15006: 24.3; emacs manual comment-start-skip example grouping
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:34:57 -0400

> If I understand the comment-start-skip docstring correctly a \(..\)
> group is for extra distinguishing text preceding the comment.  Should
> that example be a shy group,

Indeed, thank you.

> I also wondered whether the whitespace "\\s *" in the example was a
> little too loose since it matches \n and leading whitespace of the next
> line too.  Does that matter to anything?

Yes, I prefer to stay away from "whitepace syntax" for that reason and
would recommend [ \t]* in its stead.


        Stefan
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