bug#21871: Emacs Lisp Mode (at least): spurious parens in column 0 don't get bold red highlighting.

[Andreas Röhler]

On 16.05.2016 15:18, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> On 05/16/2016 01:20 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
>
> > No.  open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start is a variable that the user
> > can change at any time.
>
> I don't think it is, or should be, true. The major mode knows better 
> whether it can know where a defun starts, or not.

This open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start introduces exercises how to 
jump with crossed legs.
There are some astonishing jumpers around, I see. From the state of art 
of programming it's just a shame.

Emacs will always buggy cherishing such crap.