Re: find-file-noselect needs save-match-data

[Stefan Monnier]

> While you're there, could you look at some other functions in
> files.el as well?  At least `convert-standard-filename',
> `file-truename', `file-name-sans-versions', `insert-directory',
> could benefit from `save-match-data' too.

No.  Most functions should not need to save-match-data (which is an
expensive operation very rarely needed).  The place to save-match-data is
typically on functions that use regexps and are placed on some sensitive
hooks (or at the pbvious place when a function needs to call
regexp-manipulating code between a regexp-match and its use of the
match-data).


        Stefan