GNU bug report logs - #25529
25.1.90; js-mode: Regexp literal with unbalanced brackets breaks font-lock

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mikhail Gusarov <mikhail <at> hola.org>

Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:15:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.1.90

Done: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>, 25529 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Subject: bug#25529: diagnosis and one approach to a fix
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:07:16 -0700

>>>>> "Dmitry" == Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru> writes:

>> Also, what is the purpose of the first call to
>> js-syntax-propertize-regexp in js-syntax-propertize?

Dmitry> I'm not sure. Normally, that helps deal with multiline literals, but
Dmitry> regexps in JavaScript are single-line. Maybe Stefan remembers.

Based on discussion in the multi-mode thread, I'm thinking perhaps it
handles the case where the start of the regexp literal was syntax-ified
but not the end.

Tom
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