GNU bug report logs - #62720
29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 62720 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, joaotavora <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#62720: 29.0.60; Not easy at all to upgrade :core packages like Eglot
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:59:36 -0400

>> Why did the original code use symbol-name, but the new one doesn't?
> To my knowledge, completing-read given a collection of symbols will use
> the symbol names as candidates, or is this more complicated?

It mostly works.  Strictly speaking a completion table can be either:
- a list of strings
- an alist whose keys are either strings or symbols
and the code handles those two cases together so a list of symbols tend
to work just as well, but if your first symbol happens to be `lambda` or
`closure`, you're out of luck.


        Stefan

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