GNU bug report logs - #20977
24.5; Hi Lock Mode fails with "Invalid pattern list expression"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Raffaele Ricciardi <rfflrccrd <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 10:35:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: easy

Found in version 24.5

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 #19 received at 20977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 20977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Raffaele Ricciardi <rfflrccrd <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#20977: 24.5; Hi Lock Mode fails with "Invalid pattern list
 expression"
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:11:55 +0200

martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

> I suppose we could write something like
>
> When hi-lock is started and if the mode is not excluded or patterns
> rejected, the beginning of the buffer is searched for lines of the
> form:
>   Hi-lock: (FOO BAR)
>
> where FOO and BAR are patterns.
>
> but I don't know what `hi-lock-mode' patterns should look like and how
> that mode works.  If anyone does, please apply a patch so we can close
> this.

I've now done something like this in Emacs 28.

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