GNU bug report logs - #59956
29.0.60: Failure when completing arguments in Eshell after variable interpolation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 01:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.60

Done: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, arstoffel <at> gmail.com, 59956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, John Wiegley <johnw <at> newartisans.com>
Subject: bug#59956: 29.0.60: Failure when completing arguments in Eshell after variable interpolation
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:28:42 +0000

>
> A "general" solution might be the one below
>

Why not (format "%s" (nth (+ (pcase ...))))?

>
> tho it looks more like a general workaround, I think.
>

Indeed, I think it would be better if pcomplete could see the unexpanded 
argument instead of its expansion.
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