GNU bug report logs - #19468
25.0.50; UI inconveniences with M-.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #182 received at 19468 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 19468 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19468: 25.0.50; UI inconveniences with M-.
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 02:15:12 +0300
On 04/28/2015 01:54 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote:

> I really think the etags backend should only return data when the TAGS
> file is in one of the parents of the current directory.

That goes against what Eli asked for in the past, though.

And unless loading of the TAGS file happens automatically (another 
change), this will do away with the convenience of the automatic 
suggestion when I do want to use etags.

> It seems a common enough request that we should accommodate
> them better. At the very least provide a minor mode which sets up
> such advice.

But how common is it, really? I've only seen one person ask for it so 
far. Surely the 5 or so people who actually use tags with Elisp are a 
distinct minority compared to the whole Emacs user base.




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