GNU bug report logs - #3269
23.0.93; C-mode text highlighting

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Packages: emacs, cc-mode;

Reported by: Thomas Christensen <thomasc <at> thomaschristensen.org>

Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 07:20:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm+emacsbugs <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #100 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>,
        3269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        Thomas Christensen <thomasc <at> thomaschristensen.org>,
        emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3269: 23.0.93; C-mode text highlighting
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:36:05 -0400

>> In other words, messed-up highlighting for incorrect code is just as
>> good if not better than explicitly recognizing the incorrect code and
>> highlighting it with f-l-warning-face.

> I was thinking of "compatibility" with unterminated strings in normal
> code.  But they're not the same thing.  An open string in a #define is
> perfectly valid code, if somewhat unusual outside of the Obfuscated C
> competition.

> You've persuaded me that the existing fontification is actually better.
> So I won't be committing yesterday's patch.  Thanks!

I'm glad we ended up agreeing, tho for completely different reasons.

> I'll just finish the other patch and commit that.

Thanks,


        Stefan
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