From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 12270@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12270: 24.1.50; (elisp) Syntax Descriptors: "second character, if present"
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:34:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2k3wn6hri.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <326318AAC3364E9BA18F16D23A753C36@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:45:17 -0700")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> This text does not seem correct to me. At least it seems unclear.
>
> "The first character in a syntax descriptor must be a syntax class
> designator character. The second character, if present, specifies a
> matching character (e.g. in Lisp, the matching character for `(' is
> `)'); a space specifies that there is no matching character."
>
> How can the second char be absent if the third char is present?
Which third character?
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-24 22:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-24 15:45 bug#12270: 24.1.50; (elisp) Syntax Descriptors: "second character, if present" Drew Adams
2012-08-24 22:34 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2012-08-24 23:14 ` Drew Adams
2012-08-25 6:28 ` Andreas Schwab
2012-08-25 15:05 ` Drew Adams
2012-08-25 21:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2012-08-26 0:24 ` Drew Adams
2012-08-26 7:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2012-08-26 13:30 ` Drew Adams
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