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30.0.92; emacs-lisp font-locking word regexp

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Message #38 received at 74307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 74307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, winkler <at> gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#74307: 30.0.92; emacs-lisp font-locking word regexp
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:04:03 +0200

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Cc: winkler <at> gnu.org,  monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,  74307 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:47:05 +0200
> 
> > Sorry, I don't understand: the change which was supposed to fix this
> > was already installed.
> 
> Ah, so (setq foo "\\<foo\\>") should not be highlighted.  Ok, then
> indeed (not "\\") should be inside the group.
> 
> > If you are saying it caused regressions, could you please show
> > a recipe for reproducing those regressions?
> 
> A recipe is to put the following two lines into a buffer with
> emacs-lisp-mode:
> 
>   (setq foo "\\<foo\\>")
>   (setq foo "\\<foo>")
> 
> The first foo should not be highlighted, the second currently is
> highlighted partially without the last character.  Here is the fix:

Thanks, please install on master.

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