GNU bug report logs - #48011
27.2; Emacs freezes in modula 2 mode when entering a :

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Čermák <dan.cermak <at> cgc-instruments.com>

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:28:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: Dan Čermák <dan.cermak <at> cgc-instruments.com>, 48011 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48011: 27.2; Emacs freezes in modula 2 mode when entering a :
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 10:47:58 -0400

>> What kind of file was that `.mod` file?
> Why is this important?

Because maybe we should change the auto-mode-alist rule not to use
`modula2-mode` for `.mod` files.

> Even if the file is not actually a Modula-2 file,
> Emacs should not freeze when the user types ":":

No doubt.  And AFAIK this has now been fixed.

But even if `modula2-mode` doesn't freeze, using it for non-Modula-2
files is not necessarily a good idea ;-)


        Stefan
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