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30.0.50; manual-entry [(1) fails

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Message #28 received at 64795-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 64795-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#64795: 30.0.50; manual-entry [(1) fails
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:31:59 +0300

> From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
> Cc: 64795 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:20:30 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > > I wonder however: why did you add that `shell-quote-argument' wrapper?
> > > I think there is no shell involved. [...]
> >
> > I used shell-quote-argument because it did the job, and was simple.
> > What would be the alternative? [...]
> 
> Let's go with your patch.  I'm sorry - I was just confused and didn't
> understand why the quoting was necessary.  I was missing that the string
> will me interpreted as a regexp (although it's obvious...).

Thanks, installed on master, and closing the bug.  I added a comment
there regarding the use of shell-quote-argument, for posterity.

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