Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> Cc: João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com>,
>>  dmitry@gutov.dev, 74561@debbugs.gnu.org,
>>  Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>, juri@linkov.net
>> From: sbaugh@catern.com
>> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:03:31 +0000 (UTC)
>> 
>> +(defcustom completions-insert-lazily 200
>> +  "If non-nil, completions are inserted lazily.
>
> Does the default value mean a change in user-facing behavior of
> completion commands?

Nope, no user-facing behavior changes.  In fact, this probably shouldn't
be user-customizable at all, since it's an internal optimization with
essentially no cost.  So I've changed this into a defvar
completions--insert-lazily.

>> +When a number, only that many completions are inserted, and the
>
> Please use "If", not "When".  The latter could be misinterpreted as
> meaning some time-related condition, which is not what you mean here.

Done.

> Also, what about the :version tag?

No longer a defcustom.

> And this user option needs a NEWS entry.

Added a NEWS entry for the change in general.

Updated patch: