GNU bug report logs - #24982
24.5; way to let Elisp reader ignore unreadable #(...) constructs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:49:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.5

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 24982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 24982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24982: 24.5;
 way to let Elisp reader ignore unreadable #(...) constructs
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 23:54:40 +0300

>> > Enhancement request:
>> >
>> > Provide a Boolean variable or a wrapper macro that has the effect of not
>> > raising an error but just skipping over any unreadable #(...) construct.
>> 
>> There is such macro called ‘ignore-errors’.
>
> No.  That ignores all errors.
>
> Is there an error handler that covers all and only #(...) read errors?

Then you can use something like

  (condition-case err
      (read (current-buffer))
    (invalid-read-syntax err))

that for example for unreadable #<marker ...> returns

  (invalid-read-syntax "#")
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