GNU bug report logs - #51130
29.0.50; shell completion fails to complete filenames

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

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Message #28 received at 51130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 51130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita2 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#51130: 29.0.50; shell completion fails to complete filenames
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:20:15 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> I wish someone could take the time to try and understand what
> `shell-filename-completion` and `comint-filename-completion` do there
> really (I mean, I understand what they're supposed to do, but I don't
> understand why they're both there), how they compare to what
> `pcomplete-default-completion-function` does by default (which should be
> very similar), and then fix bug#51130 The Right Way.

It would indeed be nice if somebody did that.  *whistles*
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