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[PATCH] New minor mode: `electric-block-comment-mode'

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#77081: closed (Re: bug#77081: [PATCH] New minor mode:
 `electric-block-comment-mode')
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:05:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#77081: [PATCH] New minor mode: `electric-block-comment-mode'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 77081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77081-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77081: [PATCH] New minor mode: `electric-block-comment-mode'
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:03:57 +0300

> From: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 77081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:51:42 -0600
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
>  — a/etc/NEWS
>  + b/etc/NEWS
>  @@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ If you have been using these variables in Lisp code (for example, in
>  font-lock rules), simply quote the symbol, to use the face directly
>  instead of its now-obsolete variable.
> 
>  +** New minor mode 'electric-block-comment-mode'
>  +This mode automatically close block comment typed, thus typing
>  +"" in c-mode automatically inserts "".
>  +
> 
>  This should mention block-comment-start and block-comment-end. Also,
>  it would be good to name a few modes which support block comments,
>  just so users of those modes will become interested.
> 
> I agree, done.
> 
> Sending fixed patch.

Thanks, installed on the master branch, and closing the bug.

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From: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] New minor mode: `electric-block-comment-mode'
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:40:24 -0600

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Hello,

This minor automatically lets you close block comment when typing
a block comment start.

Thus...
#+begin_src
  typing /* in c-mode
  automatically inserts */.

  electric-block-comment-mode: on

  /*|
    ^ cursor

  /* | */
     ^ cursor

  Or in lua --[[ inserts ]]--.

  electric-block-comment-mode: on

  --[[|
      ^ cursor

  --[[ | ]]--
       ^ cursor
#+end_src

and so on.

*However, there is a problem,*
This minor mode uses =block-comment-start= and =block-comment-end=
variables, which most of the major modes do not use or define.

The reason I decided to use these variables is because are more explicit
with the type of comment that is used/supported.

I would like to hear your feedback.

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