Perl syntax highlighting inside double quotes

[ggl]

Summary

Perl syntax highlighting breaks inside double quotes.

Reproduction Steps

I tried this:

1. hx test.pl

I expected this to happen:

Syntax hightliting should not break inside "".

Instead, this happened:

Syntax hightliting breaks inside "".

Helix log

~/.cache/helix/helix.log

2023-08-11T09:55:54.321 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.toml` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:56:09.712 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.toml` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:56:19.698 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.toml` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:57:10.443 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.js` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:57:25.142 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:25.142 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:25.142 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: purple
2023-08-11T09:57:25.653 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:25.653 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:25.653 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: purple
2023-08-11T09:57:54.021 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:54.022 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: light-black
2023-08-11T09:57:54.022 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed hexcode: purple
2023-08-11T09:58:10.908 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.toml` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:58:15.218 helix_view::editor [ERROR] editor error: Register [@] empty
2023-08-11T09:58:19.035 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.toml` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:58:38.289 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.python` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T09:59:12.861 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.python` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T10:00:19.157 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.python` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T10:00:39.445 helix_view::editor [ERROR] editor error: 1 unsaved buffer(s) remaining: ["Documents/uart-loop.py"]
2023-08-11T10:00:43.429 helix_view::editor [ERROR] editor error: 1 unsaved buffer(s) remaining: ["Documents/uart-loop.py"]
2023-08-11T10:06:45.692 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "standard-module-name-resolver: collection not found\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:45.694 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  for module path: (lib \"racket-langserver\")\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:45.694 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  collection: \"racket-langserver\"\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:45.694 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  in collection directories:\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:45.694 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "   ... [166 additional linked and package directories]\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:45.695 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
2023-08-11T10:06:45.695 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err: <- StreamClosed
2023-08-11T10:06:50.351 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "standard-module-name-resolver: collection not found\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:50.352 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  for module path: (lib \"racket-langserver\")\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:50.352 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  collection: \"racket-langserver\"\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:50.352 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  in collection directories:\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:50.352 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "   ... [166 additional linked and package directories]\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:50.353 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
2023-08-11T10:06:50.353 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err: <- StreamClosed
2023-08-11T10:06:54.999 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "standard-module-name-resolver: collection not found\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:55.000 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  for module path: (lib \"racket-langserver\")\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:55.000 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  collection: \"racket-langserver\"\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:55.000 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  in collection directories:\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:55.000 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "   ... [166 additional linked and package directories]\n"
2023-08-11T10:06:55.001 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
2023-08-11T10:06:55.001 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err: <- StreamClosed
2023-08-11T10:07:17.687 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "standard-module-name-resolver: collection not found\n"
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  for module path: (lib \"racket-langserver\")\n"
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  collection: \"racket-langserver\"\n"
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "  in collection directories:\n"
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err <- "   ... [166 additional linked and package directories]\n"
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
2023-08-11T10:07:17.689 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] err: <- StreamClosed
2023-08-11T10:07:39.722 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.js` { cannot find binary path }
2023-08-11T10:09:00.539 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the LSP for `source.js` { cannot find binary path }
2023-12-12T09:47:20.451 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed ANSI: bg3
2023-12-12T09:47:58.098 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed ANSI: bg3
2023-12-12T09:47:58.265 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the language servers for `source.perl` - `perlnavigator` { cannot find binary path }
2023-12-12T09:48:02.611 helix_view::theme [WARN] Theme: malformed ANSI: bg3
2023-12-12T09:48:02.777 helix_view::editor [ERROR] Failed to initialize the language servers for `source.perl` - `perlnavigator` { cannot find binary path }

Platform

Linux 6.2.0-37-generic #38~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov 2 18:01:13 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Terminal Emulator

GNOME Terminal 3.44.0 using VTE 0.68.0 +BIDI +GNUTLS +ICU +SYSTEMD

Installation Method

Releases page appimge

Helix Version

helix 23.10 (f6021dd)

[rabbiveesh]

ah, the actual issue here isn't the double quotes, it's the indirob usage of print, which is supported in newer version; this'll be covered whenever the attached PR is merged