bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[uzibalqa via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors]

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I am using `rx' as an alternative to the string-based regexp syntax. `xr' in a very useful package to convert string regexp to `rx' notation.
But when I do `M-x package-list-packages', I do not see `xr' getting listed.

Furthermore, doing C-x C-e upon the expression below gives "Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function xr)".

(xr "\\<\\(co[glmnr]\\|coun\\|cum\\)")

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bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:35:33 +0000
> From:  uzibalqa via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> 
> I am using `rx' as an alternative to the string-based regexp syntax.  `xr' in a very useful package to convert
> string regexp to `rx' notation.
> But when I do `M-x package-list-packages', I do not see `xr' getting listed.

I cannot reproduce this: I clearly do see 'xr' in the list of
packages.

Do you see this problem in "emacs -Q" as well?

And what version of Emacs is that?

bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[uzibalqa via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors]

------- Original Message -------
On Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 6:47 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:


> > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:35:33 +0000
> > From: uzibalqa via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> > the Swiss army knife of text editors" bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> >
> > I am using `rx' as an alternative to the string-based regexp syntax.` xr' in a very useful package to convert
> > string regexp to `rx' notation. But when I do` M-x package-list-packages', I do not see `xr' getting listed.
>
>
> I cannot reproduce this: I clearly do see 'xr' in the list of
> packages.

Was not sorting by Packages, and failed to see it listed.  `xr' looks as a quite useful function that works well
in conjunction with `rx'.  Please consider having `xr' as a built-in, as rx is.

bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[uzibalqa via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors]

------- Original Message -------
On Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 4:21 PM, uzibalqa via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> wrote:


> ------- Original Message -------
> On Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 6:47 AM, Eli Zaretskii eliz@gnu.org wrote:
>
>
>
> > > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:35:33 +0000
> > > From: uzibalqa via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> > > the Swiss army knife of text editors" bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> > >
> > > I am using `rx' as an alternative to the string-based regexp syntax.` xr' in a very useful package to convert
> > > string regexp to `rx' notation. But when I do` M-x package-list-packages', I do not see `xr' getting listed.
> >
> > I cannot reproduce this: I clearly do see 'xr' in the list of
> > packages.
>
>
> Was not sorting by Packages, and failed to see it listed. `xr' looks as a quite useful function that works well in conjunction with` rx'. Please consider having `xr' as a built-in, as rx is.

Have seen that package-list-packages lists packages according to "Status".  Most often, the way to search for packages is by name.  Because of this, a sorted listing by "Package" rather than "Status" would be desirable.

bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me> writes:

> Was not sorting by Packages, and failed to see it listed.  `xr' looks
> as a quite useful function that works well in conjunction with `rx'.
> Please consider having `xr' as a built-in, as rx is.

No, xr is fine as a package; closing.

bug#57186: Using xr results in void-function

[uzibalqa via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors]

------- Original Message -------
On Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 7:24 AM, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:


> uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me writes:
>
> > Was not sorting by Packages, and failed to see it listed. `xr' looks as a quite useful function that works well in conjunction with` rx'.
> > Please consider having `xr' as a built-in, as rx is.
>
>
> No, xr is fine as a package; closing.

Better still, include the functionality in rx itself.