Re: Font-lock repeats itself

[Stefan Monnier]

> loading the attached file x and evaluating the local variables illustrates
> my point.  Font-locking is then done via a progn form which records the
> matched strings and points in variable x.  F1 v x can then display
> it nicely.

> One would expect font-lock to regexp-pass over the buffer once and thus
> get a plain list from aa - zz, each appearing once.  Instead the whole
> series appears two to three times.

I cannot reproduce it.  When I try it I get the optimal list you'd expect
with no redundancy and in the proper order.

Maybe the problem was fixed since Nov 24 when you sent this report, if so
sorry for not answering earlier and thanks to whoever fixed it (knowingly
or not).


        Stefan