Re: Invalid read syntax: ")"

[Joost Kremers]

On Sun, May 06 2018, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote:
> I have an Invalid read syntax: ")" when I start emacs.
>
> When I do emacs -q and eval-buffer on .emacs.el I get the error 
> again but check-parens does not give me anything there, which is 
> the only file that I use for customizations.
>
> ...
>
> Any idea how to diagnose that ?

When I get this sort of thing, I find it helpful, to use 
`backward-sexp` (bound to `C-M-b') at the end of some random 
defuns or other top-level declarations. At some point I'll run 
into a declaration where `C-M-b' doesn't take me to the expected 
position. Looking at indentation also helps, sometimes.

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Joost Kremers
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