GNU bug report logs - #7736
24.0.50; perl-mode infinite loop

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 7736 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rfrancoise <at> debian.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#7736: 24.0.50; perl-mode infinite loop
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:18:34 -0500

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

> Man, you gotta see this. On this attached file,
>
> save in /tmp, and run emacs -Q -nw /tmp/r.pl
>
> Now move the cursor down and attempt to change shttp to s[http .
> As you insert the [ an infinite loop begins.

This bug was apparently introduced by syntax-propertize on the trunk.
Stefan, could you take a look?

2010-09-10  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

   * progmodes/perl-mode.el (perl-syntax-propertize-function): New fun to
   replace perl-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
   (perl-syntax-propertize-special-constructs): New fun to replace
   perl-font-lock-special-syntactic-constructs.
   (perl-font-lock-syntactic-face-function): New fun.
   (perl-mode): Use it.
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