Re: local variables can cause infloops

|--==> "HN" == Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: HN> Steve Youngs <sryoungs(a)bigpond.net.au&gt; writes: HN> In this case, the problem is that you used the string "Local HN> Variables:" *twice* near the end of the buffer. In your example: HN> ;; and a Local Variables: example HN> If my edebug-assisted analysis is correct, the code is fooled by that HN> line and sets PREFIX to ";; and a ". Since the following line does HN> not begin with that ";; and a", a warning is printed. I'm not really HN> sure if that should be considered a bug. Yes, your analysis is correct. A possible solution (and I'm not sure whether or not it would be worth while "fixing") could be... Provide a way to escape the string "Local Variables:" so it is possible to refer to it in comments or doc strings. HN> I'm curious as to what causes your infloop. I found the problem. It was Latin-Unity induced. Heads Up Mr Turnbull! There is a patch on its way to xemacs-patches that fixes the problem. -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. | | The proof of the pudding, is under the crust. | |------------------------------&lt;sryoungs(a)bigpond.net.au&gt;---|