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Infinite loop in cc-mode, or the coming of autumn

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From: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: bug-cc-mode <at> gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, Daniel Colascione <dan.colascione <at> gmail.com>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#7595: Infinite loop in cc-mode, or the coming of autumn
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 21:02:25 +0000

Hi, Yidong,

On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 03:09:21PM -0500, Chong Yidong wrote:
> Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de> writes:

> > First thing about Daniel's bug: it doesn't occur in the stand-alone CC
> > Mode running on Emacs 23.2; this version of CC Mode contains my original
> > patch from a couple of months ago.

> > Before applying a fix to the current bug (Daniel, are you sure the
> > current bug is the "same" (whatever that means) as the original bug?),
> > I'd like to work out what the difference is between stand-alone CC Mode
> > and the one in Emacs-23.3/..../lisp/progmodes.

> OK, I see the problem.  The patch you supplied in the email was not
> applied correctly to the branch.  The second hunk ended up in
> c-beginning-of-statement.

I think the problem is in the Emacs 24 trunk, too.

> So, it looks like my fault, and I'm not sure how it happened (maybe due
> to the line number mismatch).  Sorry.

> With this corrected in the branch, the new problem goes away.  I will
> make a second release candidate with this fix.

Excellent!  Thanks for finding it.

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

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