Re: cc-mode fontification feels random

[Daniel Colascione]

On June 4, 2021 12:09:32 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> > From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  Daniel Colascione <dancol@dancol.org>,
> > emacs-devel@gnu.org
> > Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:25:23 -0400
> >
> > > But I don't understand what's stopping these tree-sitter C modules (like
> > > [1] and [2]) to have access to the buffer's contents directly and have
> > > the best of both worlds.
> >
> > I think it's a direct result of them being "modules"
>
> In the _real_ integration of those into Emacs, there's no reason for
> them to be modules.

Eh. There's a benefit to keeping components loosely coupled