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bug#23130: 25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names
From: |
Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
bug#23130: 25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names |
Date: |
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:30:59 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>>> The following characters are always escaped in a symbol:
>>>
>>> if (c == '\"' || c == '\\' || c == '\''
>>> || c == ';' || c == '#' || c == '(' || c == ')'
>>> || c == ',' || c == '.' || c == '`'
>>> || c == '[' || c == ']' || c == '?' || c <= 040
>>> || c == NO_BREAK_SPACE
>>
>> But why "."?
>
> Because it is special to the reader.
Is it special to the reader inside a symbol? I'm trying to come up with
an example and failing.
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- bug#23130: 25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names,
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