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29.0.50; [PATCH] M-. into a .gz; we've all been there.

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Message #43 received at 55778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 55778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dick.r.chiang <at> gmail.com, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#55778: 29.0.50; [PATCH] M-. into a .gz; we've all been there.
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:25:34 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> That it supports C files doesn't mean it cannot support others: the
> feature is quite general, not tied to C mode in any way.

It just seems like a really awkward fit -- the features aren't
dissimilar in concept, but they're very different in feeling.
`ff-get-other-file' tries to magically guess at stuff, while
`find-sibling-file' explicitly leaves it all to the user.

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