From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Reading sexp problem: Invalid read syntax: "?" Date: 25 Feb 2003 14:35:23 +0100 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <5xisv8mqjo.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> References: <5xwujprk94.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046176684 7256 80.91.224.249 (25 Feb 2003 12:38:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:38:04 +0000 (UTC) Cc: christoph.conrad@gmx.de Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18neLR-0001sX-00 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:38:01 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18nebN-0001YZ-00 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:54:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18neLE-0008DF-00 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:37:48 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18neKz-0008Aa-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:37:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18neKd-0007vq-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:37:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.filanet.dk ([195.215.206.179]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18neJp-0007O7-00; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:36:21 -0500 Original-Received: from kfs2.cua.dk.cua.dk (unknown [10.1.82.3]) by mail.filanet.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 780937C012; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:36:20 +0100 (CET) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 14 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11935 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11935 Richard Stallman writes: > However, it does seem plausible (or proven) that existing code does > indeed use the "single space" syntax so maybe we need to relax the > parser so that it only checks the token following a NON-whitespace > character constant. > > It makes me sad to agree to this, but looking at the amount of > practical impact that the change has had, I think I have to agree. I installed a fix accept the "single space" syntax (for SPC and TAB). -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk