GNU bug report logs - #3717
M-x man completion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:55:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 4056

Found in version 1:20100118-1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #212 received at 3717-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 3717-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Subject: Re: bug#3717: M-x man completion
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:01:05 +0200

>>> If man can say its page names then asking it would have to be the most
>>> reliable way.
>> It should be implemented to fail gracefully to not display completions
>> when man can not say its page names.
>
> AFAIK it does.

Yes, I tried to emulate `man' that doesn't support the -k switch
(using a non-existent switch), and it fails gracefully by not
providing completions, i.e. the same behavior as was in Emacs 23.1.
Anyone on platforms where `man' doesn't support the -k switch,
could use woman.el anyway.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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