GNU bug report logs - #36678
27.0.50; imenu not working in C++ (maybe because of namespace)

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: psmith <at> gnu.org
Cc: acm <at> muc.de, spacibba <at> aol.com, 36678 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36678: 27.0.50; imenu not working in C++ (maybe because of namespace)
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 23:01:17 -0400

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  > What I'm suggesting is that we may consider it OK for cc-mode to make
  > simplifying assumptions about the structure of the code it uses to
  > provide some basic indexing capability for imenu (such as, functions
  > start in column 1).

That is the approach I have used since the start.

  >   And then suggest that for users who have more
  > complex requirements (for example their code cannot meet these
  > simplifying assumptions) that they should investigate more
  > sophisticated setups based on LSP (or whatever they like).

Instead of giving up, let's design additional simplifying conventions.

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