Subject: bug#8686: 24.0.50; `re-search-backward' does not respect `search-invisible'

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 21:05:37 -0300

> My impression is that `re-search-backward' and `*-forward' do not
> respect `search-invisible'.

These are low-level C functions, whereas search-invisible is implemented
on top in Elisp and is a Customization variable rather than a variable
for use by Elisp code.

        Stefan