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Re: forward-comment and syntax-ppss


From: Andreas Röhler
Subject: Re: forward-comment and syntax-ppss
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 15:49:42 +0100
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On 07.12.2016 15:01, Stefan Monnier wrote:
syntax-ppss has major design issues. Just look at this comment:
           ;; Use the `syntax-begin-function' if available.
% grep syntax-begin-function **/*.el
[...]
lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el:(make-obsolete-variable 'syntax-begin-function nil 
"25.1")
[...]


         Stefan



That was just an example. However, with this in mind, the file was never ready for production. To be constructive: the major flaw in this context are circular dependencies. Which was pointed at already. As long as these circularities aren't dissolved, debugging might be an ordeal.



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