bug#16850: 24.3.50; lisp--local-variables raises error in comments and strings

[Thierry Volpiatto]

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:

> 1. Open an empty emacs-lisp-mode buffer.
>
> 2. Type `;; Thi' in it (`Thi' is an example of a prefix without known
> completions).
>
> 3. Press `C-M-i', see "End of file during parsing" in the echo area.
>
> This is a problem for Company, because it makes the company-capf
> `candidates' action raise the error. Original report here:
> https://github.com/company-mode/company-mode/issues/66

Same problem with helm.

> The error doesn't happen when the symbol before point does have some
> completions.

Probably because you tried in a different context:

;; read-  => raise error

;; (read- => complete ok

> Not sure why, because `(lisp--local-variables)' raises the error
> either way when evaluated directly.
>
> In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.3 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.6)
>  of 2014-02-20 on axl
> Repository revision: 116484 lekktu@gmail.com-20140219210406-y2s7lx244ojfl5on
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11405000
> System Description:   Ubuntu 13.10
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