From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kevin Ryde Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15006: 24.3; emacs manual comment-start-skip example grouping Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:50:00 +1000 Message-ID: <8738qsx3nb.fsf@blah.blah> References: <87mwp0x6hn.fsf@blah.blah> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1375417067 24753 80.91.229.3 (2 Aug 2013 04:17:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 04:17:47 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15006@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 02 06:17:48 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1V56oF-0000qk-Iw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:17:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48078 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V56oE-0002Lu-NG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:17:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32806) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V56o5-0002LK-Cu for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:17:43 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V56nx-0005Un-Kp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:17:37 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:41265) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V54WE-0000AS-Py for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:51:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V54WE-0000A9-Fa for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:51:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Kevin Ryde Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15006 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 15006-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15006.1375408238565 (code B ref 15006); Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:51:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15006) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Aug 2013 01:50:38 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35580 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V54Vo-00008x-Gm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:50:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mailout1-11.pacific.net.au ([125.255.80.130]:43988 helo=mailout3-syd3.pacific.net.au) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V54Vl-00008l-94 for 15006@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:50:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mailproxy3-syd3.pacific.net.au (mailproxy3-syd3.pacific.net.au [61.8.2.164]) by mailout3-syd3.pacific.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 965CD3A1D1F; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:50:30 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: from blah.blah (unknown [203.26.175.75]) by mailproxy3-syd3.pacific.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2168657808A; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:50:25 +1000 (EST) Original-Received: from gg by blah.blah with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1V54VE-00019d-Ll; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:50:00 +1000 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:34:57 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:76887 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: > >> If I understand the comment-start-skip docstring correctly a \(..\) >> group is for extra distinguishing text preceding the comment. Should >> that example be a shy group, > > Indeed, thank you. Actually I see the cc-mode code uses it with a group. And js.el too (perhaps copying cc-mode). Does it have some subtle effect of skipping the /*, or is it outright wrong? > Yes, I prefer to stay away from "whitepace syntax" for that reason and > would recommend [ \t]* in its stead. I suppose the intention is to pick up non-breaking spaces or whatever other flavours of whitespace. Unlikely to arise in practice in programming language stuff. Is there an obvious ill effect?