Re: font-lock-mode causes paren-matching to go haywire in c++-mode

[Stefan Monnier]

>>>>> "Benjamin" == Benjamin Rutt <address@hidden> writes:
> Recipe for reproducing the bug:
> 1) In current CVS head, put the following C++ code in> bug.cpp (cut
> between the ----- lines):

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> int StormIndexingClient::chooseTable()
> {
>     int idx = -1;
>     if ((idx < 1) ||
>         (idx > (int)len)) {
>         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR:  invalid input %s\n", line);
>     }
>     idx--;
>     return idx;
> }
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

> 2) run emacs -q bug.cpp, and verify you're in c++-mode
> 3) type M-x font-lock-mode RET
> 4) put cursor on line 5 of the resulting buffer (line numbering
>    starting with 1)
> 5) place point on the '(' character at the beginning of the "(idx > ..." 
>    expression  
> 6) press C-M-n...instead of getting placed on the matching paren, you get 
>    placed on the '>' character.

Yes, if you do C-x u when you are on the > character, you'll see that it has
a syntax-table text-property which makes it behave like a close-paren.
I've tried to figure out where and why this happens in the CC-mode code,
but I got lost.
Martin could you take a look at it?


        Stefan