GNU bug report logs - #71179
[PATCH] In rgrep, check matching files before excluding files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>

Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 20:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 30.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 71179 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 71179 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71179: [PATCH] In rgrep, check matching files before
 excluding files
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 16:45:10 +0300

> Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 16:03:00 +0300
> Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 71179 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
> 
> >> Can you think of a specific problematic usage?
> > 
> > Why is that needed?  Isn't it clear that it can happen?
> 
> Provided we do add an option, knowing the actual audience could help 
> name it better and document it better.
> 
> But so far the audience I can think of is the very rare people who 
> misused the template's customization. And those can use an existing option.

We cannot break user's existing setups, even if we consider them
"rare".
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