GNU bug report logs - #5706
23.1; Comments incorrectly detected in autoconf mode

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Message #8 received at 5706 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: rrt <at> sc3d.org
Cc: 5706 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5706: 23.1; Comments incorrectly detected in autoconf mode
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:12:51 -0800

rrt <at> sc3d.org writes:

> A hash character does not always introduce a comment in autoconf code,
> but autoconf-mode always colors if as if it did. Unfortunately, I
> cannot really tell from the autoconf manual what the rules are. I
> suspect that # does not start a comment if it is inside [...] quotes,
> but I guess this should be checked.

(This bug was reported 10 years ago, but unfortunately never got a reply
at the time.)

Could you give an example of some autoconf code where you believe the
hash character is incorrectly identified as a comment?

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