GNU bug report logs - #73307
Fix ctype(3) usage

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: luangruo <at> yahoo.com, 73307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, wiz <at> gatalith.at, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#73307: Fix ctype(3) usage
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:11:02 +0300

> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:35:18 -0700
> Cc: 73307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, wiz <at> gatalith.at, luangruo <at> yahoo.com
> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> 
> > You are testing characters for whitespace syntax, which is AFAIU
> > subject to buffer-local syntax tables.
> 
> Thanks, I didn't think of that. How about the attached patch? It is an 
> alternative to just using c_isspace.

That's much better, thanks.  But I'm not sure we really want to allow
any Zs character there.  For example, what about U+3000 IDEOGRAPHIC
SPACE?  But if this is okay with us, please install.

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