PC-do-completion triggers an error (was: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lisp/ChangeLog)

[Michaël Cadilhac]

address@hidden (Michaël Cadilhac) writes:

> Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>>   When I do C-x C-f /a/b/c TAB, no star are added, but an _error_ is
>>>   triggered instead of a [no match].
>>
>> I'm not sure it's bad, actually.
>
>   Well,  I think  it is.  The behavior  is not  consistent  with other
>   failed completions,  and debugger should  not be called on  it (with
>   debug-on-error).
>
>   If a message such  as this one has to be printed,  I think it should
>   be, IMHO,  in bracket after the  text entered, like  [no match]. But
>   sticking  to short  messages should  be  better, and  [no match]  is
>   explicit enough.
>
>   What  makes you  think an  error is  not so  bad, although  no other
>   completion system triggers one?

Anyone finding that an error should not be triggered and can review my
patch ?

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