GNU bug report logs - #5600
23.1; etags don't tag (defvar foo) declaration

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:03:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, owner <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 5600 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5600: 23.1; etags don't tag (defvar foo) declaration
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:25:01 +0100

>It'd be good if etags didn't tag defvar declaration forms, only actual
>variable definitions.  

Lisp_functions should distinguish between defvar and other (def*
constructs, and tag the former only if --declarations.

Would you consider a different patch that looks at the declarations
global variable and distinguishes among "(defvar" and other "(def"
contructs?  Such a change would reuire to be reflected in the help
strings, the man page and the info docs.

I can do that myself, but I cannot guarantee a deadline earlier than
some weeks from now.

>I found the tripe-negative of while(!noninname) hard to follow and
>thought a skip_name() could be clearer.

I agree.
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