GNU bug report logs - #76855
etags-regen-mode: Universal ctags bug

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ben Scuron <bscuron19 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 06:54:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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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: 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?
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