GNU bug report logs - #5955
completions in M-x find-library include .elc files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Aaron S. Hawley" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:40:03 UTC

Severity: normal

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Aaron S. Hawley" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5955 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5955: completions in M-x find-library include .elc files
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:59:59 +0200

> Typing TAB or ? in M-x find-library shows .el and .elc files when it
> probably should just be the name of the library without the extension.
>  Appears that this is a general problem with
> locate-file-completion-table in files.el.  It appears to put all files
> in to the completion table without condition.  The fix is just
> removing the first `push' operation.

I added the `push' because in load-library I often want to
select a particular file (i.e. either the .el or the .elc file).


        Stefan
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