GNU bug report logs - #3863
23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:10:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Cc: 3863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#3863: 23.1.50; possible save-match-data in copyright.el
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:33:39 -0400

> In recent copyright.el I noticed copyright-update using the match data
> after a y-or-n-p query.  Is that a good idea?
>
> When running it in emacs 22 I seemed to sometimes get the match data
> clobbered by y-or-n-p.

If so, we should change y-or-n-p to save the match data.  Could you
provide a reproducible test-case for the clobbering of the match data?
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