GNU bug report logs - #15998
24.3; forward-sexp (scan-sexps) doesn't do well with some SEXPs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Shigeru Fukaya <shigeru.fukaya <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 30132

Found in versions 24.3, 27.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Shigeru Fukaya <shigeru.fukaya <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15998 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15998: 24.3; forward-sexp (scan-sexps) doesn't do well with some SEXPs
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:12:50 -0500

> `forward-sexp', or `scan-sexps', doesn't seem to skip bool vectors correctly.
> Bool vector's format is like #&N"XXX".
> `forward-sexp' doesn't skip the whole bool vector, but stop before
> double quotation.

Indeed.

> And, maybe, just the same thing occurs for circular objects.
> It skip only the label, and stop before the object.

Indeed.

> Is the current behavior correct?

No, it's not.  Patches welcome.


        Stefan
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