Re: C++ mode and c-beginning-of-current-token

[Stefan Monnier]

>> > If `parse-sexp-lookup-properties' is t, `skip-syntax-backward' would
>> > not return -1, but signaling an error in some cases.
>> 
>> Sounds like a bug in skip-syntax-backward.

> Is it Ok of signaling error if point is at beginning of buffer when calling
> `skip-syntax-backward'?

No, it's not.

It might conceptually be OK to change it so as to signal
a `beginning-of-buffer' error (although it'd most likely introduce
compatiblity bugs), but it has no reason to ever signal not "Point before
start of properties".


        Stefan