bug#58479: 29.0.50; [feature/noverlay] Displaced overlays in notmuch search buffers after refreshing

[Stefan Monnier]

Ihor Radchenko [2022-10-19 08:09:32] wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>> After executing 3, if I run M-x describe-text-properties, the overlay is
>>> not listed in the text properties. Running
>>> M-: (overlays-in (point-min) (point-max)) does list the 0-length
>>> overlay 5..5. However, running M-: (overlays-at 5) yields nil.
>>
>> I don't see this here: the overlay is listed just as much after as
>> before the patch.  Are you sure you were calling
>> `M-x describe-text-properties` exactly from the same buffer position?
>
> I feel confused.
> Didn't you tell me that 0-length overlays should not be listed by
> describe-text-properties?

I can't remember saying such a thing, no, unless I was myself confused.
It probably doesn't matter now, tho: let's mark this up to a big
confusion/miscommunication and move on :-)


        Stefan