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JIK> When you run M-x gdb and try to complete the program name, it puts
JIK> "Completed" and "Partially completed" messages in the minibuffer for
JIK> a few seconds every time you hit tab.

JIK> These messages should go away.  Completing in the minibuffer should
JIK> not cause other messages in the minibuffer.

JIK> It appears that these messages are caused by the fact that M-x gdb
JIK> was converted to use comint, and the comint file-completion function
JIK> is being used to do the completion on the program name;
JIK> unfortunately, it isn't smart enough to realize that it's completing
JIK> a file name in the minibuffer and therefore shouldn't display
JIK> messages in the minibuffer.

JIK> I came up with a fix that appears to work, but I'm not convinced it's
JIK> the correct one.  If it is, take it and run with it :-).  Here's a
JIK> ChangeLog entry and a patch:

There are a lot of changes here.  I would like to be sure that gud.el
really needs to use `comint-dynamic-complete-filename' in the first place.
Is there any other mechanism that would do as well, such as interactive
"f"?

Simon.
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