writing a test for Bug#24672 (viper mode malfunction while inserting a paren in continued cpp directive)

[Jim Meyering]

This is a corner case.
When I start in viper mode with this file contents:

  #define z_b\

and then change the "z" to a parenthesis (either one), I get this:

  #define (z_b^I^I^I^I^I\$

[I have represented each TAB as "^I", of course]
Rather surprising to see all of those TAB characters inserted. To
reproduce, run this:

  mkdir ~/empty && printf '#define z_b\\\n' > k.c \
    && HOME=$HOME/empty /bin/emacs -Q -f viper-mode k.c

hit "n", "n", and "5" at the successive prompts, then e.g., "fzs(" to
perform the change and to see the surprising result.

I tried to write a test case to encapsulate the above, but so far have
failed, because when run via the test, viper-mode does what one would
expect.

commit 3309c37d8c42b2fd002b0d965dafc4be3b6d3e44
Author: Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Oct 12 08:57:48 2016 -0700

    viper-tests.el: add a test for bug #24672

diff --git a/test/lisp/emulation/viper-tests.el
b/test/lisp/emulation/viper-tests.el
index 2c63b24..85d83aa 100644
--- a/test/lisp/emulation/viper-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/emulation/viper-tests.el
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ viper-test-undo-kmacro
       ]
      ))))

+(ert-deftest viper-test-insert-paren-on-cpp-continued-line()
+  "Test for bug #24672:
+Insert '#define z_b\', then change the 'z' to a parenthesis (open or closed)"
+  (should
+   (equal
+    "#define (_b\\\n"
+    (viper-test-undo-kmacro
+     [
+      ?i ?# ?d ?e ?f ?i ?n ?e ?  ?z ?_ ?b ?\\ escape
+         ?F ?z ?s ?\( escape
+         ])
+    )))
+
 (ert-deftest viper-test-undo-2 ()
   "Test for VI like undo behavior.

Is there some test set-up I can perform to make that test work like
what I outlined above?