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30.0.50; prog-fill-reindent-defun regression

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Message #17 received at 63790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: 63790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63790: 30.0.50; prog-fill-reindent-defun regression
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:55:49 +0300

>>>> 3. Type 'M-q' (prog-fill-reindent-defun)
>>>> It indents the list instead of the comment.
>>>> But when point is at the region beginning then 'M-q' correctly indents
>>>> the comments.
>>> This happens because in this scenario point ends up outside of the comment
>>> (at eob). So when the function is called, in looks for a defun.
>>>
>>> Did we at some point add (or decide to add) a condition when, if a region
>>> is active, it should only refill and not reindent?
>> Maybe the logic of region detecting/handling could be copied from
>> 'fill-paragraph' to 'prog-fill-reindent-defun'?
>
> Makes sense. Do you want to suggest a patch?

Sorry, can't do, because I don't understand what this line is intended to do,
and there are no comments with explanations:

  (re-search-forward "\\s-*\\s<" (line-end-position) t)

It's nil in the reported case, so 'fill-paragraph' is not called.

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