Re: convert-standard-filename on w32 does not preserve match-data?

[Stefan Monnier]

>>>> In thre particular case of convert-standard-filename, I think it would be
>>>> wrong to add save-match-data (unless there's a particular reason to do it,
>>>> of course), but I agree that it's not worth removing it either.
>>> The code using convert-standard-filename probably already feels a bit
>>> overloaded.
>> Which code are you talking about?
> I did not mean a specific case, but I did look around to find missing
> quoting before. Let me see if I remember...

Nowhere in your examples was a need for save-match-data, so removing
save-match-data from convert-standard-filename wouldn't affect them.


        Stefan