> The job of parse-partial-sexp is to describe the changes from point A
> to point B. When it scans from a place deep within parens into a
> place less deep, it should return a negative value. That value is
> accurate as an answer--to this question.
> However, syntax-ppss is supposed to describe the status with respect
> to top level.
Right. But in this particular case, it correctly return the same as
(parse-partial-sexp (point-min) (point)).
> If the depth value is negative, it means that something is wrong.
Indeed: the text has more closing parens than opening ones.
> Perhaps this is only possible when the code is nonsensical.
Exactly.
> Can you document this, in the docs of syntax-ppss in the Lisp manual?
OK,
Stefan
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