** Description changed: Binary package hint: emacs + + In the *scratch* buffer if you write (insert ?;) you can evaluate this + Lisp code and it behaves as intended (inserts a semicolon in the current + buffer) but doing M-x forward-sexp just before the expression results in + an "Unbalanced parentheses" error. + + --- (Somewhat edited) original bug description follows --- + + When you start Emacs by dragging a file to its icon or selecting "Open + with" in Konqueror or Firefox, the startup message includes an option to + dismiss the startup screen, with a checkbox to inhibit it from being + shown again when Emacs is invoked anew. If I select the "Never show it again" button, before clicking on "Dismiss the startup screen", I get the following error: forward-sexp: Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 6391, 9919 - I'm guessing it's in one of the Lisp files, but there is no indication - which. + This was traced to an .emacs file which Customize attempts to parse and + update, but fails because it contained a literal ?; in one of the + expressions. Version: GNU Emacs 22.2.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) Kubuntu, Jaunty for x86-64
-- forward-sexp parses character literal ?; as comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405498 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
