GNU bug report logs - #39484
26.3; try-completion bug

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Wanrong Lin <wrglin <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.3

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 39484 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Wanrong Lin <wrglin <at> gmail.com>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
 39484 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39484: 26.3; try-completion bug
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:08:58 +0100

On Okt 27 2020, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> Wanrong Lin <wrglin <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> (let ((completion-ignore-case t))
>>        (try-completion "xyz" '("XyzD" "XyzAbc"))
>>        )
>> ==> "xyz"
>>
>> *Unexpected*. Should be "Xyz".
>
> That is somewhat odd

  /* If we are ignoring case, and there is no exact match,
     and no additional text was supplied,
     don't change the case of what the user typed.  */

Andreas.

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