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24.4; icomplete cannot select matches with C-x b with no input

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From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 19032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 43120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi <at> mail.parknet.co.jp>,
 Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Subject: Re: bug#43120: 28.0.50; fido-mode: M-j before completions appear
 selects wrong choice
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 20:57:47 +0100

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On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:54 PM João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:52 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> >>> Nope, sorry. You're right. It should read
>> minibuffer-complete-and-exit there
>> >>> of course.
>> >> IIRC this depends on whether the completion is `require-match` or not.
>> > If so, shouldn't minibuffer-complete-and-exit take care of that?
>>
>> Yes and no: IIRC depending on `require-match`, RET is bound either
>> to `minibuffer-complete-and-exit` or to `exit-minibuffer`.
>
>
> Bah, so the remap you suggested wouldn't work anyway.  What to do?
> The good 'ol :filter trick? How does it go again?
>

Alternatively (and a bit sillily), two remaps for two different commands:
one for exit-minibuffer and one for minibuffer-complete-and-exit.  Or
check minibuffer-require-match which was recently added. Pick your
poison.

João

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