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26.0.50; parse-partial-sexp ignores string in shell-mode

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.0.50; parse-partial-sexp ignores string in shell-mode
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:19:56 +0100

M-xshell RET
Insert an unfinished string like

"git commit -m 'My message"

From scratch-buffer call

(let ()
  (set-buffer "*shell*")
  (goto-char (point-max))
  (message "%s" (point))
  (parse-partial-sexp (point-min) (point)))

Tellsnot being in string.

In GNU Emacs 26.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.14.5)
 of 2016-11-15

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 25013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25013: 26.0.50;
 parse-partial-sexp ignores string in shell-mode
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 19:48:57 -0500

tags 25013 notabug
quit

Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:

> M-xshell RET
> Insert an unfinished string like
>
> "git commit -m 'My message"
>
> From scratch-buffer call
>
> (let ()
>   (set-buffer "*shell*")
>   (goto-char (point-max))
>   (message "%s" (point))
>   (parse-partial-sexp (point-min) (point)))
>
> Tellsnot being in string.

That's because shell-mode doesn't define any syntax for strings.

Message #13 received at 25013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 25013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25013: 26.0.50; parse-partial-sexp ignores string in
 shell-mode
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:48:46 +0100

On 25.11.2016 01:48, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> tags 25013 notabug
> quit
>
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:
>
>> M-xshell RET
>> Insert an unfinished string like
>>
>> "git commit -m 'My message"
>>
>>  From scratch-buffer call
>>
>> (let ()
>>    (set-buffer "*shell*")
>>    (goto-char (point-max))
>>    (message "%s" (point))
>>    (parse-partial-sexp (point-min) (point)))
>>
>> Tellsnot being in string.
> That's because shell-mode doesn't define any syntax for strings.
>

So strings in shell-scripts are evil? Other reasons for Emacs to refuse 
dealing with it?

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 25013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25013: 26.0.50;
 parse-partial-sexp ignores string in shell-mode
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 09:50:15 -0500

Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:

> On 25.11.2016 01:48, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net wrote:
>>
>> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:
>>
>>> M-xshell RET
>>> Insert an unfinished string like
>>>
>>> "git commit -m 'My message"
[...]
>>>
>>> Tellsnot being in string.
>> That's because shell-mode doesn't define any syntax for strings.
>>
>
> So strings in shell-scripts are evil?

I don't understand what you mean by "evil" in this context.  Note that
shell-mode doesn't handle shell scripts, but rather interactive shell
sessions.  Use sh-mode for scripts.

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