bug#24998: Commit 'b5b997b95...' (Checkdoc: Don't require a space before an arg list) breaks defvar

[Philipp Stephani]

Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@gmail.com> schrieb am Do., 29. Dez. 2016 um 05:29 Uhr:

Hello,

I found that the commit 'b5b997b95' breaks a valid defvar, see
attached example file 'b.el'. If I run 'M-x checkdoc' in Emacs after
that commit (I tried in Emacs compiled from commit 112460da70) it shows
me error message (copy-pasted from *Message* buffer):

  forward-sexp: Scan error: "Containing _expression_ ends prematurely", 60, 61

while before that commit (I tested in Emacs compiled from commit
e5ef59b87d) it works like a charm.

Thanks for reporting. I've attached a patch that replaces the regex completely. 

0001-Checkdoc-use-syntax-functions-instead-of-regex.txt
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