[debbugs-tracker] bug#15430: closed (24.3; ido-completing-read is not a replacement for completing-read)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #15430,
regarding 24.3; ido-completing-read is not a replacement for completing-read
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> 24.3; ido-completing-read is not a replacement for completing-read
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> Sat, 21 Sep 2013 00:44:54 -0400
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> Starting from emacs -Q -nw --eval "(setq completing-read-function
> #'ido-completing-read)"
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> Then M-x gives
> ido-set-matches: Wrong type argument: listp, [gnus-put-display-table
> message-check-news-body-syntax gnus-make-overlay ido-save-history
> message-check-element qp-or-base64 message-insert-wide-reply
> help-xref-url-regexp ido-word-matching-substring gnus-set-file-modes
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> I gather from http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/134000 that
> ido-completing-read is supposed to be wrapped, but there should at
> least be some indication of this in the docstring. It certainly
> shouldn't claim to be the "Ido replacement for the built-in
> `completing-read'."
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> In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
>  of 2013-08-23 on localhost
> Configured using:
>  `configure '-C' '--with-x-toolkit=lucid'
>  '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' '--with-gif=no' 'CFLAGS=-O2
>  -march=native''
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> Sun, 7 Dec 2014 11:21:43 -0500
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> I probably shouldn't have read "replacement for" as "perfect
> replacement for". The docstrings do explain the different type
> requirements, so there is no need to keep this open.
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> Note: for an actual ido completing-read-function see ido-ubiquitous.
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