GNU bug report logs - #59067
29.0.50; Exexpected overlay order in `overlays-in' return value

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Reported by: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>

Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 03:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 59067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#59067: 29.0.50; Exexpected overlay order in `overlays-in' return value
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:03:55 -0500

> You are right. `overlays-in' docstring does not give any promises.
> It is not really a big deal for Org as well (can as well sort the return
> value).

Maybe we could provide a `sorted` argument to `overlays-in`, but the
problem is that it's not clear what is "the right ordering".

Maybe Someone™ should browse through the various calls to `overlays-in`
out there to try and see which orderings could be useful.


        Stefan
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