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Subject: Re: check-parens
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> the following snippet errors:
>
> (member CHAR (list ?r ?))

Of course, a paren is missing.

> but check-parens doesn't signal it.

Indeed, but the byte-compiler does:

    foo.el:5:1:Warning: unescaped character literals `?)' detected,
        `?\)' expected!

> Worth a bug-report?

Probably not: it's a known problem.


        Stefan