From 0b3b295776ce723885c9997ab26d57314db2a5df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 21:13:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Make down-list signal an error if called inside a string * lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el (down-list): Signal an error inside a string (bug#5588). --- lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el index 4aeca9c6b00..ffca0dcf4f5 100644 --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el @@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ This command assumes point is not in a string or comment. If INTERACTIVE is non-nil, as it is interactively, report errors as appropriate for this kind of usage." (interactive "^p\nd") + (when (ppss-comment-or-string-start (syntax-ppss)) + (user-error "This command doesn't work in strings or comments")) (if interactive (condition-case _ (down-list arg nil) -- 2.39.2