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30.0.92; CPerl subroutine signatures are left open when last param is $

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>
Cc: Harald Jörg <haj <at> posteo.de>, 74245 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74245: 30.0.92; CPerl subroutine signatures are left open when last param is $
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 20:05:29 -0600

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk> writes:
>
>> Perl subroutine signatures can include a variable with no name, just a bare $,
>> to indicate that a parameter should be ignored.  If this happens in the last
>> place, CPerl mode in Emacs 30.0.92 mishandles it, and is unable to see the
>> closing ).  Consequently, it matches parentheses incorrectly, and misindents
>> subsequent blocks.
>>
>> I have a test that I will send in as a patch, once I have a bug number.
>>
>> This issue is not present in Emacs 29.4.
>
> Harald, could you please take a look at this?

Friendly ping.

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