Cf http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2005-08/msg00472.html
* lisp/files.el (interpreter-mode-alist): Convert to regexps.
(set-auto-mode): Adapt for this.
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-clobber-mode-lists):
Comment out unused variable.
* lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el (interpreter-mode-alist):
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (interpreter-mode-alist):
* lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el (interpreter-mode-alist): Convert to regexps.
* lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el (sh-set-shell):
No longer use interpreter-mode-alist to get list of shells.
* etc/NEWS: Mention this.
Fixes: debbugs:15306
Change all regexps to use things like \_< and \_>.
* lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el (ada-mode-abbrev-table): Consolidate declaration.
(ada-mode-syntax-table, ada-mode-symbol-syntax-table): Initialize in
the declaration.
(ada-create-syntax-table): Remove.
(ada-capitalize-word): Don't mess with the syntax of "_" since it
already has the right syntax nowadays.
(ada-goto-next-word): Don't change the syntax of "_".
* lisp/progmodes/autoconf.el (autoconf-definition-regexp)
(autoconf-font-lock-keywords, autoconf-current-defun-function):
Handle a _ with symbol syntax.
(autoconf-mode): Don't change the syntax-table for imenu and font-lock.
* lisp/progmodes/vera-mode.el (vera-underscore-is-part-of-word):
* lisp/progmodes/prolog.el (prolog-underscore-wordchar-flag)
(prolog-char-quote-workaround):
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-under-as-char):
* lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el (vhdl-underscore-is-part-of-word):
Mark as obsolete.
(vhdl-mode-syntax-table, vhdl-mode-ext-syntax-table): Initialize in
their declaration.
(vhdl-mode-syntax-table-init): Remove.
* lisp/progmodes/ld-script.el (ld-script-mode-syntax-table): Use symbol
syntax for "_".
(ld-script-font-lock-keywords):
Change regexps to use things like \_< and \_>.
* lisp/progmodes/m4-mode.el (m4-mode-syntax-table): Add comment on last change.
* lisp/font-lock.el (lisp-font-lock-keywords-2): Don't highlight obsolete
with-wrapper-hook.
* lisp/mh-e/mh-comp.el (mh-regexp-in-field-p): Minor simplification.
Suggested by Jari Aalto.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el (lisp-current-defun-name): New.
(lisp-mode-variables): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-common-init):
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-mode): Set a value for
add-log-current-defun-function.
* lisp/progmodes/m4-mode.el (m4-current-defun-name): New function.
(m4-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/perl-mode.el (perl-current-defun-name): New.
(perl-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/scheme.el (scheme-mode-variables, dsssl-mode): Use
lisp-current-defun-name.
* lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el (tex-current-defun-name): New.
(tex-common-initialization): Use it.
* lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el (texinfo-current-defun-name): New.
(texinfo-mode): Use it.
* lisp/vc/add-log.el (add-log-current-defun-function): Doc fix.
(add-log-current-defun): Move mode-specific code to other files.
(add-log-lisp-like-modes, add-log-c-like-modes)
(add-log-tex-like-modes): Variables deleted.
Fixes: debbugs:2224
* lisp/autoinsert.el, lisp/cus-dep.el, lisp/doc-view.el, lisp/image-dired.el,
* lisp/woman.el, lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el, lisp/progmodes/ada-xref.el,
* lisp/progmodes/cc-defs.el, lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el,
* lisp/progmodes/flymake.el, lisp/progmodes/gud.el, lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el,
* lisp/textmodes/ispell.el, lisp/textmodes/reftex-ref.el,
* lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el: Use it.
Did not touch cedet and org because they are maintained elsewhere.
* lisp/font-lock.el (font-lock-syntactic-keywords): Make obsolete.
(font-lock-fontify-syntactic-keywords-region): Move handling of
font-lock-syntactically-fontified to...
(font-lock-default-fontify-region): ...here.
Let syntax-propertize-function take precedence.
(font-lock-fontify-syntactically-region): Cal syntax-propertize.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/regexp-opt.el (regexp-opt-depth): Skip named groups.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el (syntax-propertize-function)
(syntax-propertize-chunk-size, syntax-propertize--done)
(syntax-propertize-extend-region-functions): New vars.
(syntax-propertize-wholelines, syntax-propertize-multiline)
(syntax-propertize--shift-groups, syntax-propertize-via-font-lock)
(syntax-propertize): New functions.
(syntax-propertize-rules): New macro.
(syntax-ppss-flush-cache): Set syntax-propertize--done.
(syntax-ppss): Call syntax-propertize.
* lisp/progmodes/ada-mode.el (ada-set-syntax-table-properties)
(ada-after-change-function, ada-initialize-syntax-table-properties)
(ada-handle-syntax-table-properties): Only define when
syntax-propertize is not available.
(ada-mode): Use syntax-propertize-function.
* lisp/progmodes/autoconf.el (autoconf-mode):
Use syntax-propertize-function.
(autoconf-font-lock-syntactic-keywords): Remove.
* lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el (cfengine-mode):
Use syntax-propertize-function.
(cfengine-font-lock-syntactic-keywords): Remove.
* lisp/progmodes/cperl-mode.el (cperl-mode): Use syntax-propertize-function.
* lisp/progmodes/fortran.el (fortran-mode): Use syntax-propertize-function.
(fortran--font-lock-syntactic-keywords): New var.
(fortran-line-length): Update syntax-propertize-function and
fortran--font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
* lisp/progmodes/gud.el (gdb-script-syntax-propertize-function): New var;
replaces gdb-script-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(gdb-script-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/js.el (js--regexp-literal): Define while compiling.
(js-syntax-propertize-function): New var; replaces
js-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(js-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el (makefile-syntax-propertize-function):
New var; replaces makefile-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(makefile-mode): Use it.
(makefile-imake-mode): Adjust.
* lisp/progmodes/mixal-mode.el (mixal-syntax-propertize-function): New var;
replaces mixal-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(mixal-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/octave-mod.el (octave-syntax-propertize-sqs): New function
to replace octave-font-lock-close-quotes.
(octave-syntax-propertize-function): New function to replace
octave-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(octave-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/perl-mode.el (perl-syntax-propertize-function): New fun to
replace perl-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(perl-syntax-propertize-special-constructs): New fun to replace
perl-font-lock-special-syntactic-constructs.
(perl-font-lock-syntactic-face-function): New fun.
(perl-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (python-syntax-propertize-function): New var to
replace python-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(python-mode): Use it.
(python-quote-syntax): Simplify and adjust to new use.
* lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el (ruby-here-doc-beg-re):
Define while compiling.
(ruby-here-doc-end-re, ruby-here-doc-beg-match)
(ruby-font-lock-syntactic-keywords, ruby-comment-beg-syntax)
(syntax-ppss, ruby-in-ppss-context-p, ruby-in-here-doc-p)
(ruby-here-doc-find-end, ruby-here-doc-beg-syntax)
(ruby-here-doc-end-syntax): Only define when
syntax-propertize is not available.
(ruby-syntax-propertize-function, ruby-syntax-propertize-heredoc):
New functions.
(ruby-in-ppss-context-p): Update to new syntax of heredocs.
(electric-indent-chars): Silence bytecompiler.
(ruby-mode): Use prog-mode, syntax-propertize-function, and
electric-indent-chars.
* lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el (sh-st-symbol): Remove.
(sh-font-lock-close-heredoc, sh-font-lock-open-heredoc): Add eol arg.
(sh-font-lock-flush-syntax-ppss-cache, sh-font-lock-here-doc): Remove.
(sh-font-lock-quoted-subshell): Assume we've already matched $(.
(sh-font-lock-paren): Set syntax-multiline.
(sh-font-lock-syntactic-keywords): Remove.
(sh-syntax-propertize-function): New function to replace it.
(sh-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/simula.el (simula-syntax-propertize-function): New var to
replace simula-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(simula-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/tcl.el (tcl-syntax-propertize-function): New var to
replace tcl-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(tcl-mode): Use it.
* lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el (vhdl-mode): Use syntax-propertize-function
if available.
(vhdl-fontify-buffer): Adjust.
* lisp/textmodes/bibtex.el (bibtex-mode): Use syntax-propertize-function.
* lisp/textmodes/reftex.el (font-lock-syntactic-keywords): Don't declare
since we don't use it.
* lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el (sgml-syntax-propertize-function): New var to
replace sgml-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(sgml-mode): Use it.
* lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el (tex-common-initialization, doctex-mode):
Use syntax-propertize-function.
* lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el (texinfo-syntax-propertize-function): New fun
to replace texinfo-font-lock-syntactic-keywords.
(texinfo-mode): Use it.
* test/indent/octave.m: Remove some `fixindent' not needed any more.
