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grep et al should use font-lock

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#801: closed (compile.el and font-lock)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:13:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#801: grep et al should use font-lock

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 801 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 801-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 7771-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: compile.el and font-lock
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:19:56 -0500

I've just pushed a change which makes M-x compile and M-x grep work
without forcing font-lock to be enabled.  They also make the
error-parsing lazier, so it may be faster in some cases (tho probably
slower in others as well: speed was not the main focus of my coding).


        Stefan

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: quiet <quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: grep et al should use font-lock
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.
"

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