GNU bug report logs - #22118
23.2; Hitting ^W in a search selects the wrong word.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jms <at> codersco.com

Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:56:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 23.2

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 22118 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jan-Mark <jms <at> codersco.com>
Subject: bug#22118: 23.2; Hitting ^W in a search selects the wrong word.
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 05:05:53 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> I therefore propose to push the proposed changes to master.  The
> complexity is localized to only one function, which is already in itself
> not too complicated.  I've attached a patch with proper ChangeLog for
> review.

Yes, I tried the patch, and the fixes this somewhat obscure problem, so
I went ahead and applied it to Emacs 28.

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