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etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug

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From: Ben Scuron <bscuron19 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 22:29:36 -0500

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When using `etags-regen-mode` with Universal Ctags, I receive the following
error message when appending to the TAGS file: `ctags: -o option may not
follow a file name`.

NOTE: This error only occurs when appending to the TAGS file, not when
initially generating the file.

The attached patch file fixed the error for me. I tested the patch using
both `etags` and Universal `ctags`.

Information:
ctags version: Universal Ctags 6.1.0
OS: macOS 14.2.1

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Message #10 received at 76855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Ben Scuron <bscuron19 <at> gmail.com>, Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: 76855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76855: etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:17:45 +0200

> From: Ben Scuron <bscuron19 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 22:29:36 -0500
> 
> When using `etags-regen-mode` with Universal Ctags, I receive the following error message when appending
> to the TAGS file: `ctags: -o option may not follow a file name`.
> 
> NOTE: This error only occurs when appending to the TAGS file, not when initially generating the file.
> 
> The attached patch file fixed the error for me. I tested the patch using both `etags` and Universal `ctags`.

Thanks.

Dmitry, any reasons not to install this on the emacs-30 release
branch?

Message #13 received at 76855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Ben Scuron <bscuron19 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76855: etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:55:38 +0200

Hi!

On 08/03/2025 13:17, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Dmitry, any reasons not to install this on the emacs-30 release
> branch?

It seems like a good change.

Message #18 received at 76855-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: bscuron19 <at> gmail.com, 76855-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76855: etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:22:25 +0200

> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:55:38 +0200
> Cc: 76855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
> 
> On 08/03/2025 13:17, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Dmitry, any reasons not to install this on the emacs-30 release
> > branch?
> 
> It seems like a good change.

Thanks, done, and closing the bug.

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