From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#14708: 24.2; query-replace-regexp when match and replacement are the same Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:39:24 -0400 Message-ID: References: <7E039918541B4C4183BFDB8F015C74300E8E80@WCL-EXCH02.wcl.local> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1372167756 25779 80.91.229.3 (25 Jun 2013 13:42:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:42:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Ed Avis , 14708@debbugs.gnu.org To: Josh Feinstein Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 25 15:42:34 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTVy-0003pW-DQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:42:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41008 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTVy-0003ao-1B for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:42:34 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50826) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTTb-0000iV-7n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTTZ-0006P6-Un for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45783) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTTZ-0006Ot-SN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTTX-00030A-PP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:04 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:40:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14708 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 14708-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14708.137216757511482 (code B ref 14708); Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:40:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 14708) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Jun 2013 13:39:35 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTT3-0002z7-Sg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:39:34 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:42189) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UrTT0-0002yt-Px for 14708@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:39:31 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av4EABK/CFFMCppA/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjEAsOJhIUGA0kiB4GsR+QDpEKA6R6gV6DEw X-IPAS-Result: Av4EABK/CFFMCppA/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjEAsOJhIUGA0kiB4GsR+QDpEKA6R6gV6DEw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="17114003" Original-Received: from 76-10-154-64.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO fmsmemgm.homelinux.net) ([76.10.154.64]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 25 Jun 2013 09:39:19 -0400 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 64F18AE10E; Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:39:24 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Josh Feinstein's message of "Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:17:53 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:75555 Archived-At: >> I don't think the difference is very important, but I wouldn't oppose >> such a change. > Did you read the point I made above and which the reporter conceded, namely > that such no-op replacements often indicate broken regexps? I did. And just like the improvement he proposes, this downside is minor. I don't think either of the arguments justifies spending time on a patch, Stefan