Upstream is now (finally!) closed as Wontfix, but the rationale is that other code paths have been updated to provide a useful warning (if I am reading this correctly). Updating Package: from emacs22 (sic) to emacs25 and setting status to Fix committed.
** Package changed: emacs22 (Ubuntu) => emacs25 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: emacs25 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to emacs25 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405498 Title: forward-sexp parses character literal ?; as comment To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/emacs/+bug/405498/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs