GNU bug report logs - #60638
`eval-print-last-sexp` fail to recognize `'##`

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>

Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2023 01:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: `eval-print-last-sexp` fail to recognize `'##`
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 16:19:10 +0000

in GNU Emacs 28.2 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2022-09-13:

Switch buffer to *scratch* and type "233 <RET> '## <RET>", like:

```
233 
 '## 
```

Then `C-j`, the command `eval-print-last-sexp` will eval "233" BUT "'##".
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From: Ruijie Yu <ruijie <at> netyu.xyz>
To: Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, 60638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60638: `eval-print-last-sexp` fail to recognize `'##`
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 23:53:41 -0600

Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com> writes:

> in GNU Emacs 28.2 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2022-09-13:
>
> Switch buffer to *scratch* and type "233 <RET> '## <RET>", like:
>
> ```
> 233
>  '##
> ```
>
> Then `C-j`, the command `eval-print-last-sexp` will eval "233" BUT "'##".

Confirmed on 28.2, apparently fixed on 29 (see my version below).

In GNU Emacs 28.2 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.36, cairo version 1.17.6)
 of 2023-01-05 built on fw.net.yu
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12201007
System Description: Arch Linux

In GNU Emacs 29.0.60 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
 3.24.36, cairo version 1.17.6) of 2023-01-05 built on ruijie
Repository revision: 8a18369afdc3a873881e7b19b75e94ca96791c84
Repository branch: makepkg
System Description: Arch Linux

Best,


RY
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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Ruijie Yu <ruijie <at> netyu.xyz>, Xie Shynur <one.last.kiss <at> outlook.com>
Cc: "60638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <60638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#60638: `eval-print-last-sexp` fail to recognize
 `'##`
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2023 16:30:27 +0000

> Confirmed on 28.2, apparently fixed on 29

FWIW, I see the same thing (bug) all the way
back to Emacs 20.
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