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27.0.50; completing-read with require-match nil does not accept spaces

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Message #20 received at 36745 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: 36745 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36745: 27.0.50; completing-read with require-match nil does
 not accept spaces
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:40:40 +0200

Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support> writes:

> I think that it is not logical if it says "any input" that spaces
> cannot be entered and it is in that sense possible bug.

I think you should read it as "any (given) input string" (is accepted).
As distinguished from REQUIRE-MATCH t where RET doesn't let you exit
with non matching input.

So I don't see any bug in the strict sense.  OTOH I think it would be
good to speak out that SPC is special, and mention the C-q SPC
workaround, at least in the manual (if we don't do this already - do
we?).

Michael.

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