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[PATCH] copy-next-command-output suggestion

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From: Jeremy Bryant <jb <at> jeremybryant.net>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 65511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65511: [PATCH] copy-next-command-output suggestion
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:33:30 +0100

Yes, I will work on this.

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> It might not be that hard to do: tho: just push markers in *Messages* at
>>> the beginning/end of every command (unless there have been no messages
>>> since the last push), make sure we throw away those markers that reach
>>> `point-min`, and then add a `copy-last-command-output` command that uses
>>> those markers to extract the last message using those markers.
>>> The tricky part will be to find the right message when messages are
>>> emitted (e.g. by the completion UI) while the user types
>>> `M-x copy-last-command-output RET`.
>> Maybe we should indeed try to come up with such an alternative
>> implementation.
>
> Jeremy, do you want to take a crack at it?
>
>
>         Stefan

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