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bug#69604: perl-mode and cperl-mode: $\" in a double-quoted string
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#69604: perl-mode and cperl-mode: $\" in a double-quoted string |
Date: |
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:32:21 +0200 |
> From: Harald Jörg <haj@posteo.de>
> Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:25:45 +0000
>
> Good catch! The same symptoms can be seen in cperl-mode.
>
> Both perl-mode and cperl-mode treat "$" as quoting character in their
> syntax tables. This is needed for Perl's punctuation variables like $(
> and $" which would otherwise be interpreted as unbalanced parens or
> quotes.
>
> In a string, this safety belt is not required, and it actually misfires
> in the case of "$\"", which is part of the demo code.
>
> This is now treated correctly in the Emacs master branch for both
> perl-mode and cperl-mode.
Thanks. Should this bug be closed now?