GNU bug report logs - #16208
24.3.50; `locate-file-completion-table' uses NAMES with duplicates

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:17:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 16208 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16208: 24.3.50; `locate-file-completion-table' uses NAMES with duplicates
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:16:13 -0800 (PST)

> > Why should `completion-all-completions' with
> > `locate-file-completion-table' return duplicate names?
> > 
> > You may say that whatever someone decides to do with the result
> > from `completion-all-completions' is not your concern.  But why?
> 
> Because it doesn't matter, since it's filtered later on

It's not filtered by `completion-all-completions' with
`locate-file-completion-table'.

So you are apparently saying that there is only one possible use
and calling function for `completion-all-completions' with
`locate-file-completion-table', so that indeed:

> > whatever someone decides to do with the result
> > from `completion-all-completions' is not your concern

Not very helpful, or cooperative.
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