Subject: bug#73018: 31.0.50; wdired + replace-regexp only modifies the visible portion of the buffer

From: Michael Heerdegen <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:24:34 +0200

Madhu <[email-masked]> writes:

> fwiw in a build on master with the earlier patch i posted (which turns
> on font-lock-mode, admittedly overkill), and the autoload cookie patch
> (attached) and a fresh compile I do not seem to trigger the
> replace-match error (with the wdired recipe)

Do you have an explanation for why this should make a difference?

Because: all references to `wdired--before-change-fn' are in "wdired"
itself, and whenever the function is called, "wdired" is necessarily
already loaded.

Michael.