From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#36644: Git log search Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:00:36 +0300 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <87pnly548b.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <874l3p4lks.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87blxvj5lv.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <23ad9090-ebfc-4307-b41f-30f7c310d978@yandex.ru> <87tvbliw37.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <1251461563472968@myt6-1dca55ddeee8.qloud-c.yandex.net> <87lfwvrpur.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <62a4fa22-d4f5-5cd4-69b7-7ae1c70e68bc@yandex.ru> <46b910fb-25f0-1b6e-df9b-fda1383cb1c9@yandex.ru> <83v9vro1fy.fsf@gnu.org> <3126d32c-fbe5-771e-c89f-d3e898e811c8@yandex.ru> <83h87antwq.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="268334"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cc: rpluim@gmail.com, 36644@debbugs.gnu.org, Dmitry Gutov To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 25 21:07:16 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj58-0017dn-9A for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:07:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35018 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj57-0000as-CP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45728) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj51-0000Iu-Hz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj50-0003aX-Iy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:59869) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj50-0003aC-D7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj4z-0000ls-VH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:06 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juri Linkov Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:07:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 36644 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 36644-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B36644.15640816192912 (code B ref 36644); Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:07:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 36644) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Jul 2019 19:06:59 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40455 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj4s-0000ku-MN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:06:58 -0400 Original-Received: from aye.elm.relay.mailchannels.net ([23.83.212.6]:27301) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hqj4q-0000kh-T5 for 36644@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:06:57 -0400 X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Original-Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12B601424E4; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:06:56 +0000 (UTC) Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a43.g.dreamhost.com (100-96-92-226.trex.outbound.svc.cluster.local [100.96.92.226]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 997FF142428; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:06:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a43.g.dreamhost.com ([TEMPUNAVAIL]. [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.17.3); Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:06:56 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Reaction-Well-Made: 009e43163a413ee4_1564081615918_4078820600 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1564081615918:4195602006 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1564081615918 Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a43.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a43.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 565D37FD5C; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:06:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=linkov.net; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=linkov.net; bh=rQMUoE3qgc8dG5w51ikX2Wg6HLE=; b= xAVE6Sllfi31vbNKmP4g5t8i7qJ3ku/G9LGYXHGWnetiPvaRscrm+3FimYPbzzu1 lwqfxMoc2TGszFn0EN6ZuUCVpxksdJB9xKVC0JbOF9/FYoHuEHkJl8XDPSHMy7Ef vM7U76bxv428wlUzAj4G69DqhyYSo8lGu6zxXVl56o0= Original-Received: from mail.jurta.org (m91-129-103-76.cust.tele2.ee [91.129.103.76]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jurta@jurta.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a43.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8A1A77F5CE; Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:06:46 -0700 (PDT) X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a43 In-Reply-To: <83h87antwq.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:08:37 +0300") X-VR-OUT-STATUS: OK X-VR-OUT-SCORE: -100 X-VR-OUT-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduvddrkedvgddufedvucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuggftfghnshhusghstghrihgsvgdpffftgfetoffjqffuvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmnecujfgurhephffvufhofhffjgfkfgggtgesthdtredttdertdenucfhrhhomheplfhurhhiucfnihhnkhhovhcuoehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtqeenucfkphepledurdduvdelrddutdefrdejieenucfrrghrrghmpehmohguvgepshhmthhppdhhvghlohepmhgrihhlrdhjuhhrthgrrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepledurdduvdelrddutdefrdejiedprhgvthhurhhnqdhprghthheplfhurhhiucfnihhnkhhovhcuoehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtqedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtpdhnrhgtphhtthhopegvlhhiiiesghhnuhdrohhrghenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpeef X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:163734 Archived-At: >> > I also see your point: it would be nice to be able to document the >> > semantics of PATTERN in a backend-independent way. But I think this >> > is next to impossible in this case, both because of significant >> > differences in the backend capabilities (e.g., bzr doesn't have the >> > equivalent of Git's --fixed-strings, AFAICT), and because some backend >> > allow great flexibility in interpreting PATTERN, under control of >> > optional switches passed to the backend. >> >> The other option is to standardize on basic or extended regexp, and >> simply give up for backends that can't support that. > > We could simply say "regular expression" and leave the details > unspecified. But I think Juri said that fixed strings was the lowest > common denominator, which is why I proposed a slightly more vague doc > string. Juri, which backends don't support regular expressions? The documentation of 'git-log' uses the term 'pattern' for a good reason since it covers all possible values: basic-regexp, extended-regexp, perl-regexp, fixed-strings.