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[PATCH] Editable grep buffers

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Message #62 received at 70820 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 70820 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#70820: [PATCH] Editable grep buffers
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 09:23:48 -0400

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> How does this compare to the existing wgrep package? That doesn't have
> copyright assignment to the FSF, but otherwise, I think it's the bar against
> which any similar package should be measured. I use it pretty frequently
> (and have even written a plugin for it for my own grep-like major mode), and
> it's pretty much exactly the way I'd want this sort of thing to
> work. Something with feature-parity that lives in the Emacs tree would be
> great though.

FWIW, I don't see "live in Emacs tree" as particularly desirable for
such a user-oriented package.  It's already in NonGNU ELPA, so trivially
installable.

Note: I have not looked at the code of `wgrep.el`, so maybe there are
good reasons to reinvent this wheel, but "live in the Emacs tree" isn't
a good reason.


        Stefan

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