Subject: bug#5373: Example in font-lock-add-keywords should use shy subgroup

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:18:08 -0500

> Should not the second regexp in

>  (font-lock-add-keywords 'c-mode
>   '(("\\<\\(FIXME\\):" 1 font-lock-warning-face prepend)
>     ("\\<\\(and\\|or\\|not\\)\\>" . font-lock-keyword-face)))

> use a shy subgroup like in

>  (font-lock-add-keywords 'c-mode
>   '(("\\<\\(FIXME\\):" 1 font-lock-warning-face prepend)
>     ("\\<\\(?:and\\|or\\|not\\)\\>" . font-lock-keyword-face)))

It could.  But the use of a normal group is harmless.

        Stefan