bug#25013: 26.0.50; parse-partial-sexp ignores string in shell-mode

[Andreas Röhler]

On 25.11.2016 01:48, npostavs@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> tags 25013 notabug
> quit
>
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> writes:
>
> > M-xshell RET
> > Insert an unfinished string like
> >
> > "git commit -m 'My message"
> >
> >  From scratch-buffer call
> >
> > (let ()
> >    (set-buffer "*shell*")
> >    (goto-char (point-max))
> >    (message "%s" (point))
> >    (parse-partial-sexp (point-min) (point)))
> >
> > Tellsnot being in string.
> That's because shell-mode doesn't define any syntax for strings.

So strings in shell-scripts are evil? Other reasons for Emacs to refuse 
dealing with it?