When using the -X filetest operators, the Perl syntax coloring stops behaving properly

[Scott Barbour]

Binary package hint: gedit

Using Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
apt-cache policy gedit
gedit:
  Installed: 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.26.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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When using Perl code such as this:

my $filename = $ARGV[0];
my $fs = (-s $filename / 153);

the syntax coloring is disrupted for the remainder of the script. These operators are described at http://www.perl.com/doc/manual/html/pod/perlfunc/_X.html

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
Package: gedit 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gedit
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report Scott, could you take an screenshot of the issue? seems to works fine here with karmic, thanks.

[Scott Barbour (smbarbour)]

Here are the screenshots with the line commented out, and uncommented. Line
40 has the issue.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thanks for the report Scott, could you take an screenshot of the issue?
> seems to works fine here with karmic, thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
> --
> When using the -X filetest operators, the Perl syntax coloring stops
> behaving properly
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/436765
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gedit
>
> Using Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
> apt-cache policy gedit
> gedit:
> Installed: 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
> Candidate: 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 2.26.1-0ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> ------
> When using Perl code such as this:
>
> my $filename = $ARGV[0];
> my $fs = (-s $filename / 153);
>
> the syntax coloring is disrupted for the remainder of the script. These
> operators are described at
> http://www.perl.com/doc/manual/html/pod/perlfunc/_X.html
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
> Package: gedit 2.26.1-0ubuntu1
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gedit
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64
>

[Scott Barbour (smbarbour)]

Updated today to the officially released Karmic Koala, and the syntax coloring is still not behaving properly with the given example.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

may you please send it upstream since you're seeing the issue there? looks fine to me here, thank Scott.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.

[Scott Barbour (smbarbour)]

My main machine is running 10.04 LTS at the moment, but I have installed 11.04 in a VirtualBox session, and this bug is still occurring.

As for the matter of it being an issue to me, I have since converted to being a VIM user.