GNU bug report logs - #70272
30.0.50; Refactor c-ts-mode

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Subject: 30.0.50; Refactor c-ts-mode
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Eli, I=E2=80=99m finding c-ts-mode to get uglier and heavier in an =
unfortunate rate. Of course, I=E2=80=99m basically the defector =
maintainer now and the main person to blame for much of the complexity. =
We needed to add a lot of code and even hacks to make c-ts-mode work for =
complex C code.

A complicated and sometimes hacky c-ts-mode.el is bad for =
maintainability, and sometimes make c-ts-mode slow and unpleasant to =
use. More over, I feel that some people will look at c-ts-mode when =
looking for an example for writing a tree-sitter major mode. And =
c-ts-mode in its current state is not very suitable as an example.

Since a lot of the complexity are only needed by complex C code. I =
wonder if we can separate c-ts-mode.el into a simpler version that works =
for =E2=80=9Cmodern=E2=80=9D C and C++, plus an extra file that contains =
the additional things that makes it work for complex C code?

Yuan