tags 35802 + patch
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Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>> So I think adjusting isearch-search-fun-default should be enough
>> to fix this.
>
> Yes, hopefully the value of search-spaces-regexp is not needed at the
> time of regexp generation, even though it's mentioned in the comments
> of char-fold-to-regexp.

Right, it only affects searching.

> Are more changes required to avoid such problem in other error-prone
> places and to make char-fold--test-bug-35802 still to pass, like using
> "Local[ ]Variables:" in find-auto-coding?

I don't think it's reasonable to start protecting all regexps which
might have whitespace in them.

> Also maybe a warning about the need of using non-capturing groups should be
> added to documentation of search-spaces-regexp, search-whitespace-regexp,
> Info-search-whitespace-regexp?

Right, I forgot about that.