bug#5851: 24.0.50; first character after opening quote often gets eaten in CC modes

[Paul Pogonyshev]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug.  If you can, give
a recipe starting from `emacs -Q':

As can be seen from 'recent input' section below, I typed a string in
C++ mode like this:

    "{}

However, due to an error in the Lisp code (byte-code: Invalid search
bound (wrong side of point)), it ended up looking like this:

    "}

i.e. the very first character after the opening quote got eaten and
never inserted into the buffer.

This does not happen always, but often enough.  It has been happening
for quite some time now, i.e. it is not something introduced very
recently.

Paul

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please include the output from the following gdb commands:
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For information about debugging Emacs, please read the file
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In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.9)
 of 2010-04-04 on gonzo
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10706000
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: C++/l

Minor modes in effect:
  which-function-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  server-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t

Recent input:
a r & <backspace> * SPC d e l i m i t e r s . SPC <backspace> 
<backspace> , SPC C-e <down> <down> <left> <left> <left> 
<left> d e M-/ [ 0 ] C-M-k C-s C-s C-g <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <M-left> 
<M-right> <right> <right> <right> <right> C-M-k d e 
M-/ [ 1 ] <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> M-/ [ 0 ] C-M-k <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <M-left> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <left> <left> 
C-M-k d e M-/ [ 1 ] C-x C-s C-s p r i n t _ r C-w C-s 
C-s C-s <M-right> <M-right> <end> <left> <left> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<C-left> <C-left> <C-left> <C-left> " [ ] " , SPC C-x 
C-s C-x C-f C-g C-x C-f s e t <return> <M-right> <M-right> 
<M-left> " { } " , SPC <tab> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> C-x C-s C-x C-f 
m a <right> <return> <down> C-SPC <C-down> C-w <C-down> 
<C-down> <C-down> <C-down> <C-down> <C-down> <C-down> 
<C-down> <C-down> <C-up> <C-up> <C-up> <up> <M-left> 
<M-left> <M-left> <M-left> " { } <S-backspace> { } 
" , SPC C-x C-s <M-S-f9> <f5> <f5> <M-left> <M-left> 
<M-left> <M-left> c o n s t SPC c h a r * SPC M-/ , 
SPC C-x C-s <M-S-f9> C-e <f5> <end> <M-left> <M-left> 
<M-left> <M-left> " { } " , SPC <M-S-f9> y <f5> <end> 
<M-left> <M-left> <M-left> <M-left> " { } M-x r e p 
o r <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
Wrote /home/paul/mct/tests/map.cpp
(No files need saving)
Compilation exited abnormally with code 2
Saving file /home/paul/mct/tests/common.hpp...
Wrote /home/paul/mct/tests/common.hpp
(No files need saving)
Compilation exited abnormally with code 2
Saving file /home/paul/mct/tests/map.cpp...
Wrote /home/paul/mct/tests/map.cpp
Compilation exited abnormally with code 2
byte-code: Invalid search bound (wrong side of point)

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