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Re: completion functions with _arguments -A "-*" and the _approximate completer

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From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: completion functions with _arguments -A "-*" and the _approximate completer
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:27:48 +0100
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:13:39 +0200
Julius Plenz <julius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I noticed that a few completion functions don't work work together
> with the _approximate completer properly, namely all functions that
> contain the argument '-A "-*"' in the _arguments command
>...
> shouldn't _arguments give _approximate a chance to complete an
> option name that was just mis-spelled? IMO this breaks consitency
> because you cannot rely on _approximate correcting the option name.

Yes, I think you're right.  I have no idea how to do it, though.

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- completion functions with _arguments -A "-*" and the _approximate completer
  - From: Julius Plenz

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