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bug#14207: 24.2; insert-file-contents clobbers match data
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Eli Zaretskii |
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bug#14207: 24.2; insert-file-contents clobbers match data |
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:16:35 +0300 |
> From: Aidan Gauland <aidalgol@no8wireless.co.nz>
> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:56:26 +1200
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> If (and only if) the match data is non-nil when `insert-file-contents'
> is called, it clobbers the match-data.
And why is that a bug?
>From the ELisp manual (node "Match Data"):
Notice that all functions are allowed to overwrite the match data
unless they're explicitly documented not to do so.
'insert-file-contents' is not documented to preserve match data.