GNU bug report logs - #945
completing-read in pcvs.el

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Package: notemacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 894, 939, 948

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "kimito yada" <kimitto <at> gmail.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: completing-read in pcvs.el
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:32:54 -0400

>> Emacs also accepts a list (at least since Emacs-22, maybe even
>> Emacs-21), so that's not a problem.
> Sorry, I couldn't catch the deescription for try-completion in info elisp-3.

> "In particular, a list of strings or symbols is allowed, even though
>      we usually do not think of such lists as alists."

> And I understood it.

> But I think, using completion-read should unite,
> pcvs.el:1280 uses alist, but 2247 list.

I do not understnad "should unite".  Rather than talk about the code,
please tell me which behavior of PCL-CVS is affected.  I.e. give
a recipe exhibiting undesirable behavior.


        Stefan
Merged 894 939 945. Request was from "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu <at> gmail.com> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:50:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 894 939 945 948. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug reassigned from package `emacs' to `notemacs'. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:30:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> Request was from Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:58:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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