Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 8) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")

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Thank you for all the time and effort you have put into making this package available.
Unfortunately I've hit an issue with launching the Julia REPL.

Possibly related to issue #24

Details follow.

1. the Emacs version (M-x emacs-version [RET], will also appear in the buffer *Messages*),

GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.18.9) of 2018-05-29

2. the Julia version (VERSION)

v1.0.2

3. the version of julia-repl (something like “latest master” is fine).

This version information is quite obscure to discover - hints or tips appreciated

4. self-contained steps to replicate the issue.

SPC-m-r

The logo scrolls up until the following prompt is at the top of the buffer displayed:

julia> 
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sleep\'
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sleep\'
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sleep\
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sleep
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$slee
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sle
 sleep\ 604800\ \&\ sleep\=\$\!\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 0\"\ USR1\;\ trap\ \"kill\ \$sleep\;\ exit\ 1\"\ USR2\;\ wait\ \$sl

etc.
etc.

In Messages buffer:

Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 8) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")
Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")
Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 229) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")
Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 43) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")
Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)")
Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 8) signaled (invalid-regexp "Unmatched ) or \\)") [2 times]

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Progress, but have not yet isolated which line caused the error...

In my .spacemacs I had:

(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook  'with-editor-export-editor)
(add-hook 'term-exec-hook   'with-editor-export-editor)
(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook 'with-editor-export-editor)

Commenting out (;;) all three allowed the REPL to start. I don't have history beyond the last command but at least things now progress.

Will update when I've identified one line that can cause the behavior described.

[tpapp]

Thanks for the update. I don't know how to fix this but would be happy to include a fix if you discover one.

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The setting referred to previously arise in the context of using magit and the with-editor package.
Some details here.
https://magit.vc/manual/with-editor.html

Still not clear what it is about the $EDITOR setting that causes the behavior observed.