GNU bug report logs - #15009
cl-lib symbols in lisp-font-lock-keywords

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:33:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 12761

Found in versions 24.2.50, 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 15009 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15009 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15009: cl-lib symbols in lisp-font-lock-keywords
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:23:15 -0400

>> BTW, ideally, these keyword faces would be added by dynamically
>> collecting the set of known macros, rather than by a hardcoded list.
> Why? It is a restricted and well-defined set, unlikely to change.
> Adding them dynamically adds unnecessary complexity IMO.

In order to highlight the name of things defined with cl-defun and
friends, I agree.  But the part that highlights `cl-destructuring-bind'
in font-lock-keyword-face should do it based on the fact that
cl-destructuring-bind is a macro, not via some hard-coded list.


        Stefan
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