GNU bug report logs - #58992
28.2; "lax space matching" no longer works

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2022 16:54:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 58992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, vincent <at> vinc17.net
Subject: bug#58992: 28.2; "lax space matching" no longer works
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:04:07 +0200

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>,  58992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:56:36 +0100
> 
> >>>>> On Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:45:35 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> said:
>     >> A character alternative can also specify named character classes
>     >> (*note Char Classes::).  This is a POSIX feature.  [...]
>     >> 
>     >> You must not change its behavior! Making it depend on the major mode
>     >> is even worse.
> 
>     Eli> Too late for such changes, sorry.  Emacs interprets [:space:] like
>     Eli> that since at least Emacs 22, if not before.
> 
> Would it help if it said "This is based on a POSIX feature, but not
> 100% identical"?

No.  But we can remove that sentence, since it doesn't add anything to
the text.  Done.
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