GNU bug report logs - #15778
24.3; cperl-mode causes emacs to lock up

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>

Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 11:21:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>
Cc: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 15778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15778: 24.3; cperl-mode causes emacs to lock up
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:15:32 -0500

> I'm having a really hard time debugging this with Edebug.  After I
> instrument the function (cperl-font-lock-fontify-region-function), the
> debugger is still not invoked when the function is entered.  If I add an
> explicit call to (edebug), it breaks correctly, but when I try to step
> past it, the debugger just exits, and the function resumes.

> Anyone have a suggestion?

You'll want to (setq font-lock-support-mode nil) before visiting the buffer.
If you can't reproduce the problem in that case, an alternative is to
use M-x jit-lock-debug-mode, which should help as well.


        Stefan
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