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lgrep fails with certain entries in grep-files-aliases

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From: Christoph Scholtes <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: lgrep fails with certain entries in grep-files-aliases
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:21 -0700

The documentation of grep-files-aliases says:
*Alist for the FILES argument to `lgrep' and `rgrep'.

Certain aliases in that list do not work with lgrep.

For example, `cc' works fine with rgrep, but fails with lgrep with the 
following recipe:

emacs -Q
M-x lgrep
Search for: main
in files: cc
In directory: ~/devel/emacs/trunk/src/

Result:

-*- mode: grep; default-directory: "~/devel/emacs/trunk/src/" -*-
Grep started at Sat Feb  4 13:37:18

grep  --exclude=.\#\* --exclude=\*.o --exclude=\*\~ --exclude=\*.bin 
--exclude=\*.lbin --exclude=\*.so --exclude=\*.a --exclude=\*.ln 
--exclude=\*.blg --exclude=\*.bbl --exclude=\*.elc --exclude=\*.lof 
--exclude=\*.glo --exclude=\*.idx --exclude=\*.lot --exclude=\*.fmt 
--exclude=\*.tfm --exclude=\*.class --exclude=\*.fas --exclude=\*.lib 
--exclude=\*.mem --exclude=\*.x86f --exclude=\*.sparcf --exclude=\*.dfsl 
--exclude=\*.pfsl --exclude=\*.d64fsl --exclude=\*.p64fsl 
--exclude=\*.lx64fsl --exclude=\*.lx32fsl --exclude=\*.dx64fsl 
--exclude=\*.dx32fsl --exclude=\*.fx64fsl --exclude=\*.fx32fsl 
--exclude=\*.sx64fsl --exclude=\*.sx32fsl --exclude=\*.wx64fsl 
--exclude=\*.wx32fsl --exclude=\*.fasl --exclude=\*.ufsl 
--exclude=\*.fsl --exclude=\*.dxl --exclude=\*.lo --exclude=\*.la 
--exclude=\*.gmo --exclude=\*.mo --exclude=\*.toc --exclude=\*.aux 
--exclude=\*.cp --exclude=\*.fn --exclude=\*.ky --exclude=\*.pg 
--exclude=\*.tp --exclude=\*.vr --exclude=\*.cps --exclude=\*.fns 
--exclude=\*.kys --exclude=\*.pgs --exclude=\*.tps --exclude=\*.vrs 
--exclude=\*.pyc --exclude=\*.pyo -i -nH -e main *.cc *.cxx *.cpp *.C 
*.CC *.c++
grep: *.cc: No such file or directory
grep: *.cxx: No such file or directory
grep: *.cpp: No such file or directory
grep: *.C: No such file or directory
grep: *.CC: No such file or directory
grep: *.c++: No such file or directory

Grep exited abnormally with code 2 at Sat Feb  4 13:37:18


This is Emacs trunk (r107094) on Debian Testing.

Message #8 received at 10728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Christoph Scholtes <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
Cc: 10728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10728: lgrep fails with certain entries in grep-files-aliases
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:08:33 +0200

> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:21 -0700
> From: Christoph Scholtes <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
> 
> The documentation of grep-files-aliases says:
> *Alist for the FILES argument to `lgrep' and `rgrep'.
> 
> Certain aliases in that list do not work with lgrep.
> 
> For example, `cc' works fine with rgrep, but fails with lgrep with the 
> following recipe:
> 
> emacs -Q
> M-x lgrep
> Search for: main
> in files: cc
> In directory: ~/devel/emacs/trunk/src/
> 
> Result:
> 
> -*- mode: grep; default-directory: "~/devel/emacs/trunk/src/" -*-
> Grep started at Sat Feb  4 13:37:18
> 
> grep  --exclude=.\#\* --exclude=\*.o --exclude=\*\~ --exclude=\*.bin 
> --exclude=\*.lbin --exclude=\*.so --exclude=\*.a --exclude=\*.ln 
> --exclude=\*.blg --exclude=\*.bbl --exclude=\*.elc --exclude=\*.lof 
> --exclude=\*.glo --exclude=\*.idx --exclude=\*.lot --exclude=\*.fmt 
> --exclude=\*.tfm --exclude=\*.class --exclude=\*.fas --exclude=\*.lib 
> --exclude=\*.mem --exclude=\*.x86f --exclude=\*.sparcf --exclude=\*.dfsl 
> --exclude=\*.pfsl --exclude=\*.d64fsl --exclude=\*.p64fsl 
> --exclude=\*.lx64fsl --exclude=\*.lx32fsl --exclude=\*.dx64fsl 
> --exclude=\*.dx32fsl --exclude=\*.fx64fsl --exclude=\*.fx32fsl 
> --exclude=\*.sx64fsl --exclude=\*.sx32fsl --exclude=\*.wx64fsl 
> --exclude=\*.wx32fsl --exclude=\*.fasl --exclude=\*.ufsl 
> --exclude=\*.fsl --exclude=\*.dxl --exclude=\*.lo --exclude=\*.la 
> --exclude=\*.gmo --exclude=\*.mo --exclude=\*.toc --exclude=\*.aux 
> --exclude=\*.cp --exclude=\*.fn --exclude=\*.ky --exclude=\*.pg 
> --exclude=\*.tp --exclude=\*.vr --exclude=\*.cps --exclude=\*.fns 
> --exclude=\*.kys --exclude=\*.pgs --exclude=\*.tps --exclude=\*.vrs 
> --exclude=\*.pyc --exclude=\*.pyo -i -nH -e main *.cc *.cxx *.cpp *.C 
> *.CC *.c++
> grep: *.cc: No such file or directory
> grep: *.cxx: No such file or directory
> grep: *.cpp: No such file or directory
> grep: *.C: No such file or directory
> grep: *.CC: No such file or directory
> grep: *.c++: No such file or directory

Why do you think this is a "failure"?  There indeed are no files
matching these widlcards in the Emacs's src directory.

Message #13 received at 10728-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christoph Scholtes <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 10728-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10728: lgrep fails with certain entries in grep-files-aliases
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:50:12 -0700

On 2/4/2012 2:08 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Why do you think this is a "failure"?  There indeed are no files
> matching these widlcards in the Emacs's src directory.

I guess you are right. I compared it to rgrep where the result is 
`Grep:exit [no match]' and the mode line says `Grep finished with no 
matches found'. Whereas with lgrep you get an `abnormal exit' from grep 
even if there are matches to some of the wild cards. This example was 
contrived. I noticed this at work in a tree where there were .CC and 
.cpp files present, but grep still exited abnormally.

There is no failure in Emacs. I'm closing this. Thanks.

Christoph

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