GNU bug report logs - #49761
file-cache-minibuffer-complete has become unusable for duplicate file names in MacOSX 27.x emacs

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Aaron Cohen <aaron <at> brightbytes.net>
Cc: 49761 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: bug#49761: file-cache-minibuffer-complete has become unusable for duplicate file names in MacOSX 27.x emacs
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:01:54 +0300

> From: Aaron Cohen <aaron <at> brightbytes.net>
> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:41:12 -0700
> Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 49761 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> In any case, the larger issue is that a prefix overlap is now causing C-Tab to get stuck.  The point goes
> where it should to assist the User in resolving the overlap.  It's not where the point goes but rather that
> Emacs gets stuck on the common suffix that is the new issue.

I suggest to play with your value of completion-styles: perhaps by
reordering it or by removing the more-aggressive styles from there you
will be able to get your desired behavior.

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