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Regression in case-insensitive filename completion

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From: Dieter Deyke <dieter.deyke <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>, 78323 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dancol <at> dancol.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, Aaron Jensen <aaronjensen <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#78323: Regression in case-insensitive filename completion
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 13:37:09 +0200

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

>> From: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
>> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,  dancol <at> dancol.org,
>>    78323 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 12:23:36 -0400
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> >> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
>> >> Cc: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>,  sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,
>> >>   78323 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
>> >> Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 10:42:47 -0400
>> >> 
>> >> >> >> With read-file-name-completion-ignore-case true, commit
>> >> >> >> 509cbe1c35b3dd005a53ac041f9c87ee53b8e115 breaks existing completion
>> >> >> >> behavior.  Suppose we have file named fooBarQux.  Previously, if I'd
>> >> >> >> typed "foobar" and TAB while reading a filename, then the completion
>> >> >> >> would be "fooBarQux".  Now, it completes as "foobarQux", which is wrong
>> >> >> >> and breaks, among other things, vc.
>> >> >> > Spencer, could you please look into fixing this regression?
>> >> >> What do you think of reverting this change while Spencer finds the cause
>> >> >> of the problem?
>> >> > I wouldn't mind, but then I don't use these features.  Let's hear
>> >> > Stefan's opinion first.
>> >> 
>> >> I'd first like to hear Spencer's opinion on how quickly he might be able to
>> >> fix it or if it indeed breaks his assumptions too hard (so we'd need
>> >> a different approach, in which case we may as well revert the change first).
>> >
>> > So, Spencer, the eyes of all the world are upon you.
>> 
>> Sorry for the delay, I was away this weekend.  Thanks for your patience.
>> 
>> The attached patch should fix the issue; it's what I have installed at
>> my site.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Daniel, Dieter, and Aaron, could you please see whether this fixes
> your problems as well?

Yes, it works for me now. Thanks!

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