From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23501: Non-regex-based syntax highlighting Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 18:59:22 +0300 Message-ID: <834ma5dhut.fsf@gnu.org> References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1462896037 13291 80.91.229.3 (10 May 2016 16:00:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 16:00:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23501@debbugs.gnu.org To: Nir Friedman Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 10 18:00:27 2016 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 1b0A59-0001lk-IL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 18:00:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47252 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A56-00012o-Mo for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:20 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57671) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4w-0000rL-U2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:16 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4p-0005bK-JY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:09 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:33724) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4p-0005au-Fw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4p-0001PL-A3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 12:00:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 16:00:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 23501 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 23501-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B23501.14628959715336 (code B ref 23501); Tue, 10 May 2016 16:00:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23501) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 May 2016 15:59:31 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46061 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4J-0001O0-B7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:31 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38157) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A4H-0001Nl-Gw for 23501@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A47-0005Lm-OV for 23501@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:24 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:32860) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A47-0005Kt-M3; Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:19 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:2789 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1b0A45-0007bC-N2; Tue, 10 May 2016 11:59:18 -0400 In-reply-to: (message from Nir Friedman on Mon, 9 May 2016 23:12:47 -0400) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:118065 Archived-At: > From: Nir Friedman > Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 23:12:47 -0400 > > I'm considering using emacs as a platform for C++ development. One thing that seems to lag behind on > emacs at the moment is that all of the syntax highlighting for C++ is (as far as I can tell) regex based. This > severely limits the accuracy and discrimination that the syntax highlighter can achieve. There are now some > packages for emacs that use a clang based backends to get actual AST information. Perhaps it would be > possible to write some kind of hooks or template for major modes that would make it easier for package > authors to change how syntax highlighting is performed in major modes? Sorry, I don't think I really understand what is the complaint/issue you are raising here, and what solution would you like to suggest for those issues. Could you perhaps elaborate? A specific example where the current code doesn't work would be a good starting point. Thanks.