GNU bug report logs - #21278
char-fold isearch: space and newline

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Message #19 received at 21278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 21278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#21278: char-fold isearch: space and newline
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:04:11 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It is a screw that char-fold isearch treats space and NL as equivalent.
> They do not look alike.  Please disconnect them.

Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com> writes:

>> I guess this code is not necessary for char-fold search, but to
>> double-check I'm looking at this problem now.
>
> Indeed, it's not necessary. The problem is that I was under the impression
> that that lax variable referred to lax-whitespace, so I coded some things on
> that assumption. 
>
> I've fixed that mistake now.

As far as I can tell, char-fold isearch doesn't conflate space and
newline, so I guess that Artur's changes fixed this issue?  But the bug
report was left open, so I'm closing it now.  If I misunderstood, please
respond to the debbugs address and we'll reopen.

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