Subject: bug#801: grep et al should use font-lock

From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:52 -0400

Package: emacs
Version: 23.0.60
Severity: minor

(Filing a report for an old FOR-RELEASE issue.)

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-08/msg00548.html

"
    Because grep relies on compilation-mode, which uses font-lock to do
    its work, so it forcefully enables font-lock.

It seems like a bug for it to work this way.

What it ought to do is enable Font Lock in an internal way, so it will
put on font-lock-face properties.  These properties should be created
regardless of whether Font Lock mode is enabled, but they should
only affect display when Font Lock mode is enabled.
"