Subject: bug#23515: closed (Re: bug#23515: 25.0.93; ruby-mode: regex ending with : fails to terminate)

From: John Ledbetter <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 09:38:10 -0400

Hi Dmitry,

In what version is this fixed?

I see the same behavior in a freshly built emacs:

--  
John Ledbetter

On May 11, 2016 at 8:24:04 PM, GNU bug Tracking System ([email-masked](mailto:[email-masked])) wrote:

> Your bug report
>  
> #23515: 25.0.93; ruby-mode: regex ending with : fails to terminate
>  
> which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.
>  
> The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
> If you require more details, please reply to [email-masked].
>  
> --
> 23515: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=23515
> GNU Bug Tracking System
> Contact [email-masked] with problems
> Version: 25.1
>  
> Hi John,
>  
> Thanks for the report, should be fixed now in emacs-25.
>  
> On 05/11/2016 04:16 PM, John Ledbetter wrote:
> > # start snippet
> > x = /http:/
> > def test
> > x
> > end
> > # end snippet
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Description: in ruby-mode, ending a regex with a colon is not parsed as
> a complete regular expression, which causes the rest of the buffer to be
> font-locked as part of the regular expression.
>  
> To reproduce:
>  
> add the following to a ruby-mode buffer:
>  
> # start snippet
> x = /http:/
> def test
> x
> end
> # end snippet
>  
> Note that all lines following the regular expression are font-locked as
> part of the regex and do not indent correctly.
>  
>  
> In GNU Emacs 25.0.93.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin15.4.0, NS appkit-1404.46 Version 10.11.4 (Build 15E65))
> of 2016-04-25 built on nix.local
> Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1404
> Configured using:
> 'configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules
> --enable-locallisppath=/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp
> --infodir=/usr/local/Cellar/emacs/25.0.93/share/info/emacs
> --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/emacs/25.0.93 --with-xml2 --without-dbus
> --with-gnutls --with-rsvg --with-ns --disable-ns-self-contained'
>  
> Configured features:
> JPEG RSVG NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS NS
>  
> Important settings:
> value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
> locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
>  
> Major mode: Lisp Interaction
>  
> Minor modes in effect:
> tooltip-mode: t
> global-eldoc-mode: t
> electric-indent-mode: t
> mouse-wheel-mode: t
> tool-bar-mode: t
> menu-bar-mode: t
> file-name-shadow-mode: t
> global-font-lock-mode: t
> font-lock-mode: t
> blink-cursor-mode: t
> auto-composition-mode: t
> auto-encryption-mode: t
> auto-compression-mode: t
> line-number-mode: t
> transient-mark-mode: t
>  
> Recent messages:
> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
> Making completion list...
>  
> Load-path shadows:
> None found.
>  
> Features:
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>  
> Memory information:
> ((conses 16 195852 8262)
> (symbols 48 19471 0)
> (miscs 40 45 220)
> (strings 32 14905 5648)
> (string-bytes 1 431667)
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