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Thread sorting before loose threads are gathered

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Message #8 received at 18156 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com>
Cc: 18156 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18156: Thread sorting before loose threads are gathered
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:22:27 +0100

Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com> writes:

> Thread sorting happens before loose threads are gathered.  See the
> definition of `gnus-summary-prepare'.  Threads are made, then cut, then
> sorted, and then gathered.  I believe they should be made, cut,
> gathered, and then sorted.  A consequence of the current order is that
> using `gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-{number,date}' in the
> `gnus-thread-sort-functions' will not pay attention to all messages in a
> gathered thread.

No, but you have `gnus-sort-gathered-threads-function' to sort inside
the gathered threads, so I think the current algorithm is correct...

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