GNU bug report logs - #55205
28.1.50; completion--replace illegally mutates completion candidates

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>

Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 08:29:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.1.50

Done: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: mail <at> daniel-mendler.de, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 55205 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55205: 28.1.50; completion--replace illegally mutates completion candidates
Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 23:11:36 +0300

On 01.05.2022 15:17, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> I don't understand how can completion work in general without
> destructively modifying strings.  Isn't that obvious?

It shouldn't modify the strings "owner" by outside code. String that can 
be referenced by other constants/functions/etc.

The easiest way to avoid that is to copy the whole collection and then 
modify the copied strings. But different approaches exist.
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