commit 9c4c7682443c31bab35ea6d1942fb242397d9f4e
Author: Raphaël Droz <raphael.droz+floss@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Jun 25 22:55:11 2011 +0200

    Colored completion, bugfix (8/6).
    
    When a filename completion needs $PATH traversal (like the
    completion of a command name), don't hide the absolute path
    to readline.
    Matches won't be considered as orphan links anymore when
    trying to complete a command name.

diff --git a/bashline.c b/bashline.c
index 692b912..a88fb14 100644
--- a/bashline.c
+++ b/bashline.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,10 @@ bash_default_completion (text, start, end, qc, compflags)
 
   matches = (char **)NULL;
 
+  /* the "command_word_completion_function" callback may change this value
+     in case we use colored filenames completion. */
+  rl_executable_completion_desired = 0;
+
   /* New posix-style command substitution or variable name? */
   if (!matches && *text == '$')
     {
@@ -1899,12 +1903,20 @@ globword:
 	 bash execution code won't find executables in directories which
 	 appear in directories in $PATH when they're specified using
 	 relative pathnames. */
-      if (match && (searching_path ? executable_file (val) : executable_or_directory (val)))
+      int is_executable_file = 0;
+      if (match && (searching_path ? ( is_executable_file = executable_file (val) ) : executable_or_directory (val)))
 #endif
 	{
-	  free (val);
-	  val = "";		/* So it won't be NULL. */
-	  return (temp);
+	  if(is_executable_file) {
+	    rl_executable_completion_desired = 1;
+	    free (temp);
+	    return val;
+	  }
+	  else {
+	    free (val);
+	    val = "";		/* So it won't be NULL. */
+	    return (temp);
+	  }
 	}
       else
 	{
diff --git a/lib/readline/complete.c b/lib/readline/complete.c
index 661a5fa..f921d56 100644
--- a/lib/readline/complete.c
+++ b/lib/readline/complete.c
@@ -317,6 +317,15 @@ int rl_ignore_completion_duplicates = 1;
    within a completion entry finder function. */
 int rl_filename_completion_desired = 0;
 
+/* Non-zero means that at least one of the results of the matches is
+   an absolute path.  This is ALWAYS zero on entry.
+   If it is set to a non-zero value the lower common denominator will
+   not be computed.
+   The matches should expect to be processed by printable_part().
+   print_filename() will receive a correct full_pathname parameter.
+*/
+int rl_executable_completion_desired = 0;
+
 /* Non-zero means that the results of the matches are to be quoted using
    double quotes (or an application-specific quoting mechanism) if the
    filename contains any characters in rl_filename_quote_chars.  This is
@@ -2077,8 +2086,21 @@ rl_completion_matches (text, entry_function)
 
   /* If there were any matches, then look through them finding out the
      lowest common denominator.  That then becomes match_list[0]. */
-  if (matches)
-    compute_lcd_of_matches (match_list, matches, text);
+  if (matches) {
+    /* ... except if we are doing filename completion and entry_function()
+       returned one or more absolute path(s).
+       The lowest common denominator would not be useful so we
+       keep the hint_text as-is.
+       printable_part() will strip the directory name later.
+       Duplicates will not be removed.
+    */
+    if( rl_executable_completion_desired == 1) {
+      match_list[0] = (char *)xmalloc (strlen (text) + 1);
+      strcpy (match_list[0], text);
+    }
+    else
+      compute_lcd_of_matches (match_list, matches, text);
+  }
   else				/* There were no matches. */
     {
       xfree (match_list);
diff --git a/lib/readline/readline.h b/lib/readline/readline.h
index dc8b29a..b7ba6c8 100644
--- a/lib/readline/readline.h
+++ b/lib/readline/readline.h
@@ -747,6 +747,15 @@ extern rl_compdisp_func_t *rl_completion_display_matches_hook;
    within a completion entry finder function. */
 extern int rl_filename_completion_desired;
 
+/* Non-zero means that at least one of the results of the matches is
+   an absolute path.  This is ALWAYS zero on entry.
+   If it is set to a non-zero value the lower common denominator will
+   not be computed.
+   The matches should expect to be processed by printable_part().
+   print_filename() will receive a correct full_pathname parameter.
+*/
+extern int rl_executable_completion_desired;
+
 /* Non-zero means that the results of the matches are to be quoted using
    double quotes (or an application-specific quoting mechanism) if the
    filename contains any characters in rl_word_break_chars.  This is