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Evgeniy Dushistov [2025-02-20 22:50 +0300] wrote:
>> > Evgeniy Dushistov writes:
>> >
>> >> After start open "/tmp" directory, and then press
>> >> C-x C-f and then type /var, the content of minibuffer would be
>> >> "/tmp//var",
>> >> if after that press TAB
>> >> the result would be "/tmp/var"
>> >> while expected "/var".
>> >>
>> >> emacs 29.4 gives "/var", while emacs 30.1-rc1 gives "/tmp/var".
>
> The similar, but much worse issue competition of absolute paths
> with gud-gdb+ivy:
>
> M-x gud-gdb
> In minibuffer:
> "gdb --fullname /tmp"
>
> press TAB, and for some reason get:
> "gdb --fullname tmp/"
>
> ok, I fix this and add almost all path to 
> existing directory (build-dir):
> "gdb --fullname /tmp/build-d"
>
> press TAB, and get:
> "gdb --fullname build-dir"
>
> so it just remove for some reason "/tmp" when complete path,
> again I fix it in minibuffer, and add almost all path to existing
> binary(exe):
> "gdb --fullname /tmp/build-dir/ex"
>
> press TAB and get:
> "gdb --fullname /tmp/build-direxe"
>
> instead of
> "gdb --fullname /tmp/build-dir/exe"
>
> So with gdb-gud+ivy+emacs 30.1 TAB almost always gives not
> valid path for some reason, while with emacs 29.4 all works perfect.

Could you please check whether

  https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/pull/3065

fixes these issues for you?

I attach the constituent patches for convenience.

Thanks,
-- 
Basil