Subject: Multi-line C++ raw string literal font lock is broken

From: Li Feng <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 16:21:02 +1100

Write a multi-line raw string literal in c++-mode, and font
lock doesn't show the correct syntax highlighting. Sample code:

const char* s1 = R"foo(
Hello
World
)foo";

const char* s2 = R"(
Hello
World
)";

In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0, NS appkit-1561.60
Version 10.13.6 (Build 17G65))
 of 2019-01-04 built on C02WP42JHTD6
Repository revision: fe4922cbf01fa9161ffa142fc70972098d48186f
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1561
System Description:  Mac OS X 10.13.6

Recent messages:
Mark set
next-line: End of buffer [15 times]
Mark set
next-line: End of buffer [14 times]
Saving file /Users/lifeng/Desktop/test.cpp...
Wrote /Users/lifeng/Desktop/test.cpp
Mark set [6 times]
Undo!
Making completion list...
user-error: End of history; no default available [2 times]

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