Suggested by David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> in <http://bugs.gnu.org/13644>.
* libguile/read.c (scm_read_string_like_syntax): Accept "\(" as
equivalent to "(".
* doc/ref/api-data.texi (String Syntax): Document it.
* test-suite/tests/reader.test ("reading"): Add test.
@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Guile Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
-@c 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000-2004, 2006-2014
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions.
@node Simple Data Types
@item @nicode{\0}
NUL character (ASCII 0).
+@item @nicode{\(}
+Open parenthesis. This is intended for use at the beginning of lines in
+multiline strings to avoid confusing Emacs lisp modes.
+
@item @nicode{\} followed by newline (ASCII 10)
Nothing. This way if @nicode{\} is the last character in a line, the
string will continue with the first character from the next line,
-/* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
- * 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 1999-2001, 2003, 2004, 2006-2012, 2014
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
goto str_eof;
case '|':
case '\\':
+ case '(': /* Accept "\(" for use at the beginning of lines
+ in multiline strings to avoid confusing emacs
+ lisp modes. */
break;
case '\n':
if (opts->hungry_eol_escapes_p)
;;;; reader.test --- Reader test. -*- coding: iso-8859-1; mode: scheme -*-
;;;;
-;;;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
-;;;; 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;; Copyright (C) 1999, 2001-2003, 2007-2011, 2014
+;;;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;;
;;;; Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com>
;;;;
;;;; This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
"a|b"
(read-string "\"a\\|b\""))
+ (pass-if-equal "'(' in string literals"
+ "a(b"
+ (read-string "\"a\\(b\""))
+
(pass-if-equal "#\\escape"
'(a #\esc b)
(read-string "(a #\\escape b)"))