GNU bug report logs - #16670
mistreaded '(' in left-most column when quoted in a string

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Chaos Eternal <chaoseternal <at> shlug.org>

Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 16:52:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

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

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From: Chaos Eternal <chaoseternal <at> shlug.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: mistreaded '(' in left-most column when quoted in a string
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 17:50:02 +0800

the code is

;; begin
(let ((a "
string begins here
( ;; this left parenthesis will be mistreaded as start of a expression
"
   )) ;; parenthesis-matching from this line will get broken.

;; end
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bug#16670; Package emacs. (Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:59:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Chaos Eternal <chaoseternal <at> shlug.org>
Cc: 16670 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16670: mistreaded '(' in left-most column when quoted in a
 string
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:58:27 -0500

Chaos Eternal wrote:

> (let ((a "
> string begins here
> ( ;; this left parenthesis will be mistreaded as start of a expression
> "
>    )) ;; parenthesis-matching from this line will get broken.

Hi, this is a documented issue.
See info node `(emacs)Left Margin Paren'.

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Left-Margin-Paren.html
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 10 Feb 2014 21:23:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 16670 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Chaos Eternal <chaoseternal <at> shlug.org> Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 10 Feb 2014 21:23:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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