GNU bug report logs - #64656
29.0.91; Doc of minibuffer histories and completing-read - automatic addition of completions to DEFAULT list

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "64656 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <64656 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#64656: 29.0.91; Doc of minibuffer histories and completing-read - automatic addition of completions to DEFAULT list
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:28:10 +0200

>> The problem is that it's too late to identify the
>> existing callers and to add an explicit list of defaults to them.
>
> Or perhaps you mean existing `completing-read'
> calls in the vanilla Emacs code, not user code?
>
> If so, I'd say don't worry about it.

We can't help but worry because we can't break
existing `completing-read' calls.

> Don't second-guess what the `M-n' queue should be for
> existing `completing-read' calls.  Or if you
> really want to, go ahead, investigate them one
> by one.

That's the problem: it's a too big task
to check all existing `completing-read' calls
to add explicit DEFAULTS.

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