GNU bug report logs - #12852
24.2; `exit-function' not supported in completion table's metadata alist

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:30:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 12852 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 12852 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12852: 24.2;
	`exit-function' not supported in completion table's metadata alist
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:41:41 +0800

On 2012-11-23 11:58 +0800, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> Clearly, with the current code base, adding "." is the
> easiest solution.  You can also strip any final dot in the user's input,
> so the odd final dot is only a temporary artifact in the minibuffer.

This seems to get in the way if you use the table for
completion-at-point.

>
> But you do have some good points about exit-function, which might
> justify redesigning it, or providing some similar functionality in
> completion-metadata.  But I need to think more about what that should
> look like.

OK, thanks for the thinking ;)

Leo
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