CC Mode: Fix bug in c-parse-state. Fixes bug #55181.

* lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el (c-state-cache-lower-good-pos): When in a
literal, return the start of that literal as a "good pos", not the parameter
POS.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
index b2fa9e06911..ae68bf989a7 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
@@ -3422,7 +3422,9 @@ initializing CC Mode.  Currently (2020-06) these are `js-mode' and
   ;; Return a good pos (in the sense of `c-state-cache-good-pos') at the
   ;; lowest[*] position between POS and HERE which is syntactically equivalent
   ;; to HERE.  This position may be HERE itself.  POS is before HERE in the
-  ;; buffer.
+  ;; buffer.  If POS and HERE are both in the same literal, return the start
+  ;; of the literal.  STATE is the parsing state at POS.
+  ;;
   ;; [*] We don't actually always determine this exact position, since this
   ;; would require a disproportionate amount of work, given that this function
   ;; deals only with a corner condition, and POS and HERE are typically on
@@ -3438,7 +3440,7 @@ initializing CC Mode.  Currently (2020-06) these are `js-mode' and
 	  (setq pos (point)
 		state s)))
       (if (eq (point) here)		; HERE is in the same literal as POS
-	  pos
+	  (nth 8 state)		    ; A valid good pos cannot be in a literal.
 	(setq s (parse-partial-sexp pos here (1+ (car state)) nil state nil))
 	(cond
 	 ((> (car s) (car state))  ; Moved into a paren between POS and HERE