From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: parse-partial-sexp parses only Lisp? Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:40 -0400 Message-ID: References: <47F2B5D9.8060207@gmail.com> <47F347CD.1030707@gmx.at> <47F39F6D.7060100@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1207157950 3915 80.91.229.12 (2 Apr 2008 17:39:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:39:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: martin rudalics , Emacs Devel To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 02 19:39:42 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Jh6vl-0001X0-CO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:39:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh6v9-0006kH-5G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:47 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh6v4-0006jo-J7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh6v3-0006jU-A8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:42 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh6v3-0006jR-7h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:41 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jh6v2-0000gw-Sy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:41 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AugEAM5h80dMCrUE/2dsb2JhbACBWqpO X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,594,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="17464639" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 02 Apr 2008 13:38:40 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([76.10.181.4]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id IVO46840; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:38:40 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 15EA77FE2; Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:38:40 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <47F39F6D.7060100@gmail.com> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:59:57 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:94214 Archived-At: >> > The first line of the doc string says so. >> >> `parse-partial-sexp' only happens to work correctly in many other modes >> hence I think that line is good. However, the doc string should mention >> the "9th element" of the parse state and the fact that element 8 is >> significant in STATE. Finally, the term "character address" should be >> replaced by "character position". > Thanks Martin. Some more things that I would like to know (from the doc > string in the future): > - What variables are used when searching for comments? > - What do I have to put in OLDSTATE to make it parse comments and strings > correctly? - assuming that I know about previous comments and strings and if > FROM is inside a comment or string. The description of the output is also the description of OLDSTATE. Stefan