GNU bug report logs - #6893
evaluating `'#'(lambda (b) b)8 ; => 8 with `eval-last-sexp' "C-x C-e" in `emacs-lisp-mode'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:54:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
Cc: 6893 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Subject: bug#6893: evaluating `'#'(lambda (b) b)8 ; => 8 with `eval-last-sexp' "C-x C-e" in `emacs-lisp-mode'
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:49:53 +0200

> So what about these?

> `'#'8
>  ;=> (quote (function 8))

What about it?  C-M-b indeed shows that '#'8 is the sexp.

>  `#'?\x27?\x23
>  ;=> (function 39)

> Where did 35 go?

That's a known shortcoming of syntax tables which aren't able to
describe correctly the syntax of Elisp char constants.  But again C-M-b
shows you correctly what C-x C-e considers as "the last sexp".


        Stefan
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