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Subject: Re: Re: [BUG] Unmatched #+end-src
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>
> The real problem is: how should Org react when parsing syntactically
> erroneous buffers? I concede that freezing Emacs isn't nice, but otoh,
> code can't deal with every possible user error.
>
> So, what is the expected behavior here? Consider orphan #+end_ as
> normal text, throw an error, or both? An answer to this question would
> be more useful than code, honestly.
>

This is just opinion and gut reaction, but my first instinct is to say
that Org just treat an orphan #+end_ as normal text (or technically as
an Org-mode comment).

The same is true for a floating #+begin_src.  Until the block is closed,
it is just a comment.

Just opinions, Best -- Eric