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>

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From: Wanrong Lin <wrglin <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 39484 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39484: 26.3; try-completion bug
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:47:31 -0400

Sorry,  I meant "abcd" as the answer for your example.

On 10/27/2020 8:44 PM, Wanrong Lin wrote:
> For this case, "abc" might be OK, unless you think there is another 
> better answer. But in the example I gave, don't you think "Xyz" is 
> obviously a better answer than "xyz"?
>
> The argument here is for some examples, the function does not return 
> the best answer, and also, does not seem to be consistent to me (for 
> those two examples I gave). There might be a reason behind this 
> "compromise", or, it might be just an arbitrary decision as documented 
> in the comments you gave. If it is the latter, can we improve on it? I 
> think those are valid questions.
>
> Wanrong
>
> On 10/27/2020 5:21 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> So what should (try-completion "abc" '("Abcde" "aBcdf" "abCdg")) return?
>>
>> Andreas.
>>
>
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