GNU bug report logs - #41412
27.0.90; Value of default directory in completions buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmagalur <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 23:20:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 41424

Found in versions 26.1, 27.0.90

Fixed in version 29.1

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Omar Antolín Camarena <omar <at> matem.unam.mx>, 41424 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 41412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#41412: 27.0.90; Value of default directory in completions buffer
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0500

> Aha.  But then what would the correct fix now?  I haven't tried the
> proposed change (i.e., just change to `file-name-directory'), but it
> sounds logical to me.  That is, if the user has typed "~/foo/bar/zo"
> then use "~/foo/bar" as the default directory.

I think the correct thing to do is to look at the `(cdr (last completions))`
where `completions` is what `completion-all-completions` returned.
That gives what used to be called `completion-base-size`.


        Stefan
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