bug#12615: 24.2.50; Non-ignored case in insert-char

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I tried to do this in `completing-read-default', and it seems to fix the
>> reported problem, and (make-local-variable 'completion-ignore-case) in
>> the *scratch* buffer doesn't override the let-binding in `read-char-by-name':
>
> Let's keep it around as a possible fallback workaround, but I'd rather
> avoid using it if possible.

Amazingly enough, the patch still applies seven years later, and it
still fixes the bug reported by Harald.

It is a bit of a hack, but...  Any further opinions?  I'm in favour of
applying (after modernising a teensy bit).

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