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xref-query-replace-in-results doesn't replace truncated lines

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Message #13 received at 60578-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 60578-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60578: xref-query-replace-in-results doesn't replace
 truncated lines
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:30:04 +0200

>> 1. (setq xref-search-program 'ripgrep)
>> 2. (setq xref-search-program-alist '((ripgrep .
>>       "xargs -0 rg <C> -M 200 --max-columns-preview --null -nH --no-heading --no-messages -g '!*/' -e <R>")))
>> where "-M 200 --max-columns-preview" is added to default settings.
>> Then 'C-x p g' shows matches on truncated lines before the text
>> "[... omitted end of long line]".
>> But 'r' (xref-query-replace-in-results) skips these matches
>> that are displayed on truncated lines.
>
> What if you remove "-M 200 --max-columns-preview" from the invocation
> arguments, and instead customize xref-truncation-width to whatever value
> you want? E.g. the same -- 200.
>
> Does replacement work then?

Thanks for suggestion, I used "-M 200" when even xref-truncation-width
was still quite slow, but now with long-line-optimizations there should
not be such problems anymore.  So closing.

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