GNU bug report logs - #77649
[PATCH] Add support for updating *Completions* as you type

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: sbaugh <at> catern.com
Cc: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>, 77649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Subject: bug#77649: [PATCH] Add support for updating *Completions* as you type
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:40:36 +0300

>>>> Add support for updating the *Completions* buffer as you type,
>>>> controlled by a new completion metadata symbol 'eager-update and
>>>> new defcustom completion-eager-update.
>>>>
>>>> You can configure a completion category to update *Completions*
>>>> as you type by setting completion-category-overrides
>>>> appropriately; or set completion-eager-update to t to always
>>>> update *Completions* as you type.
>>>>
>>>> This is similar to the recently added completion-eager-display.
>>>
>>> Thanks, now finally we'll have this long-needed feature.
>
> Hi, have you gotten a chance to try this out?

Yes, I tried it out, and everything worked nicely.

> I have been running this for several completion categories at my site
> and have had no complaints.

Could you send a complete patch with a NEWS entry?

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