GNU bug report logs - #2807
Subject: 23.0.90; etags can't access .el.gz files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, patch

Merged with 44494

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
Cc: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>, 2807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2807: Subject: 23.0.90; etags can't access .el.gz files
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:24:36 +0200

Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Etags manages compressed files so that the generated TAGS file contains
> the uncompressed file name, independently of whether the file on disk is
> compressed or not.

If etags just put the real file name (i.e., foo.el.gz) into the TAGS
file, then Emacs would do the right thing automatically.

But having etags.el look for compressed versions of the files
automatically would probably be even nicer.

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