GNU bug report logs - #14061
24.3.50; Globbing in completion not working correctly

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 14061-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 14061-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14061: 24.3.50; Globbing in completion not working correctly
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:41:21 -0400

> Dunno what a good fix would look like.  It tried

>   (let* ((pre-length (length prefix))
>          (suffix (completion--common-suffix
>                   (mapcar (lambda (comp) (substring comp pre-length))
>                           comps))))
>     (cl-assert (stringp suffix))
>     (unless (equal suffix "")
>       (push suffix res)))

> which seems to work, but my insight in this code is limited.

You were right on the money.  I installed a slightly refined fix, which
tries to optimize away a few cases.
Thank you,


        Stefan
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