From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Sab Pyrope <sab.pyrope@gmail.com>, Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
Cc: 71819@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#71819: Incorrect substitution when undo replacing regexps
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:52:34 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <867ce8j799.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAAPpjjObXeH1+pdYt4xKt0kaROufrP0_6ggR7EZNtvCEJ_znUg@mail.gmail.com> (message from Sab Pyrope on Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:57:03 +0800)
> From: Sab Pyrope <sab.pyrope@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:57:03 +0800
>
> I encountered a bug when replacing regular expressions.
> If you [u]ndo a previous change during the replacement process, subsequent changes to the \2 substitution
> will use the old undone result.
>
> Text:
> ---
> Aaaaa. Bbbb.
> Ccccc. Dddd.
> Eeeee. Ffff.
> Ggggg. Hhhh.
> ---
> Input regexp: \([.]\) \([A-Z]\)
> Output regexp: \1 \2
> Bug:
> 1. Copy the text above to the buffer.
> 2. Enter the regular expressions to the interactive regexp replacement [C-M-%].
> 3. Click [y] twice until the Ffff is highlighted.
> 4. Cancel the previous replacement via [u].
> 5. Continue replacing [y] until the end.
> 6. Notice that all sentences except the first and second now begin with an incorrect letter D, which is not
> implied by the entered regexp, it should be F and H, as if it had been replaced, but without being undoed in
> the middle of the process.
> Output:
> ---
> Aaaaa. Bbbb.
> Ccccc. Dddd.
> Eeeee. Dfff.
> Ggggg. Dhhh.
> ---
Thanks.
This is a regression between Emacs 26 and Emacs 27, perhaps as a side
effect of fixing bug#36328. Juri, could you please take a look?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-06-29 11:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-28 0:57 bug#71819: Incorrect substitution when undo replacing regexps Sab Pyrope
2024-06-29 11:52 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-06-30 16:25 ` Juri Linkov
2024-07-13 9:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
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