Would it make sense to break this patch in two? One patch could contain the
implementation for :cfdo and :lfdo. The other patch could contain the
implementation for :cdo and :ldo. I think that :cfdo is ready to merge.
Whereas :cdo seems to be a bit more controversial and perhaps needs more
work?

Drew

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 9:34 PM, Yegappan Lakshmanan <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Yegappan Lakshmanan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Drew Neil <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> I agree with h_east that if you’re planning to run the :substitute
> command
> >> across multiple files, it makes sense to use:
> >>
> >>     :cfdo %s/pattern/replacement/g
> >>
> >> and not:
> >>
> >>     :cdo s/pattern/replacement/g
> >>
> >
> > Depending on the task, you can use either the ":cdo" or the ":cfdo"
> commands.
> >
>
> I haven't see any replies so far. I am not sure whether we are
> agreeing to add both the
> commands or only the cfdo/lfdo commands? Do you guys think that only
> the cfdo/lfdo
> commands will be useful?
>
> Regards,
> Yegappan
>
> >
> > If you want to perform text search/replace across all the files in the
> quickfix
> > list, then the ":cfdo" command with ":%s/.../g" is the correct option
> (as it is
> > more optimal).
> >
> > This is similar to using the "g" argument to the ":substitute" command to
> > replace all the matching text in a single line. And using the "%" range
> > to replace text in all the lines. If you want to replace multiple
> matching
> > text across all the lines in a file, then you have to pass both "%" and
> "g".
> > If you don't, then the text will not be correctly replaced. This is not a
> > problem with the ":substitute" command.
> >
> >>
> >> I can also see myself wanting to use the :cdo command in combination
> with
> >> :normal for certain types of task. But I’ve come across another problem.
> >> Suppose that we have a text file containing these four lines of text:
> >>
> >>     http://example.com
> >>     http://example.org
> >>     http://example.net
> >>     http://example.com http://example.org http://example.net
> >>
> >> Now let’s say that we want to turn each occurrence of ‘http’ to
> ‘https’. (We
> >> could use the :substitute command here, but let me use this to
> demonstrate a
> >> problem with using :normal). We’ll use :vimgrep to populate the quickfix
> >> list with 6 matches:
> >>
> >>     :vimgrep /http\zs:/g %
> >>
> >> Then we’ll insert the ’s’ character in front of the colon with this
> command:
> >>
> >>     :cdo normal is
> >>
> >> The resulting text looks like this:
> >>
> >>     https://example.com
> >>     https://example.org
> >>     https://example.net
> >>     https://example.com httsp://example.org htstp://example.net
> >>
> >> In the last line, we get ‘https’, then ‘httsp’, then ‘htstp’. Not ideal!
> >>
> >> The problem here is that the quickfix list records line and column
> numbers.
> >> If characters are added or removed near the start of the line, the
> column
> >> numbers for later matches on that line will no longer line up with the
> match
> >> that created the original quickfix list entry.
> >>
> >> I’m not sure if this is a problem with the quickfix list, with :cdo, or
> with
> >> :normal.
> >>
> >
> > This is a problem with the quickfix list functionality. Currently when a
> line
> > is added or removed, then the line numbers in the quickfix list entries
> > are updated. But when a line is modified, the column numbers in the
> > quickfix list entries are not updated. Refer to the qf_mark_adjust()
> > function.
> >
> > In the above example, you should use ":s/../g" instead of the ":normal"
> > command.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Yegappan
> >
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Yegappan Lakshmanan <
> [email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 9:55 AM, h_east <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> > Hi Yegappan and Bram
> >>> >
> >>> > 2015-7-25(Sat) 12:27:56 UTC+9 [email protected]:
> >>>
> >>> >> Hi Hirohito,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 3:42 PM, h_east wrote:
> >>> >> > Hi Yegappan, Bram and List
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >> > Thanks for testing the patch. I will send out an updated
> patch
> >>> >> >> >> > in a few days.
> >>> >> >> >> > Hopefully this time it will get included. This has been
> >>> >> >> >> > outstanding for more
> >>> >> >> >> > than two years.
> >>> >> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> >>
> >>> >> >> >> The updated patch (against vim 7.4.796) is attached.
> >>> >> >> >
> >>> >> >> > Thanks.  So now it's ready to include, right?
> >>> >> >> >
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Yes. Of course :-)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I confirmed this patch.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I found unexpected behaviors.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Thanks for testing the patch and sending the bug report. I am
> attaching
> >>> >> an updated patch that fixes the two problems. Let me know if you see
> >>> >> any
> >>> >> issues with this attached patch.
> >>> >
> >>> > I confirmed that reported problem have been fixed.
> >>> > Thank you for quickly fixes.
> >>> >
> >>> > I think it is better to discuss.
> >>> >> > This is my opnion.
> >>> >> > When the search pattern exists more in a row, I think :cdo/:ldo
> >>> >> > confuse to use.
> >>> >> > and the processing time tends to be long.
> >>> >
> >>> > Do you understand that the results of the following two commands are
> >>> > different,
> >>> > When the search pattern exists more in a row?
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> The ":cdo" command executes the supplied command for every valid entry
> >>> in the quickfix list. It is upto the supplied command to perform the
> >>> appropriate
> >>> action for every entry.
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > (1) :cdo s/\<cmdidx\>/ex_&/g | update
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> In this case, the supplied substitute command replaces all the
> occurrences
> >>> of
> >>> cmdidx in the current line.
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > (2) :exec "cdo norm!iex_\<Esc>:w\<CR>"
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> In this case, the supplied replaces only the first occurrence of
> cmdidx.
> >>> This is
> >>> not a problem with the ":cdo" command. This is a problem with the user
> >>> supplied
> >>> command.
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > The (1) is processed all search pattern.
> >>> > But, The (2) is processed first search pattern in a row.
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> This is the expected behavior as this is a problem with the user
> >>> supplied command.
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> > ':cdo' is not necessary, When use only :substitute.
> >>> >
> >>> > When we use the ':cfdo' command such as ':cdo', Speed is also faster.
> >>> >
> >>> >   :cfdo %s/\<cmdidx\>/ex_&/g | update
> >>> >
> >>> > So I propose to including patch only ':cfdo' and ':lfdo'.
> >>> >
> >>> > How do you think?
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> No. In some cases the ":cdo/:ldo" commands are useful and in some
> >>> other cases ":cfdo/:lfdo" commands are useful.
> >>>
> >>> You are assuming that the ":cdo/:cfdo" commands will only be used
> >>> to perform substitutions and the results in the quickfix/location lists
> >>> are
> >>> from a search command (e.g. vimgrep). This is not always the case.
> >>> You can populate the quickfix list with output from various tools
> >>> (e.g. cscope, tags, lid, global, build output, static analysis output,
> >>> etc.).
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Yegappan
> >>>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Case#1
> >>> >> > How to reproduce:
> >>> >> > 1. cd to vim src dir.
> >>> >> >     $ cd (Vim clone dir)/vim/src
> >>> >> > 2. Start Vim. (including this patch version Vim)
> >>> >> >     $ vim -N -u NONE
> >>> >> > 3. Grep word "cmdidx" from source and header using vimgrep.
> >>> >> >     :vimgrep "\<cmdidx\>" **/*.[ch]
> >>> >> > 4. Open quickfix window.
> >>> >> >     :copen
> >>> >> > 5. Do :cdo command. (Intentionally forget the '| update')
> >>> >> >     :cdo s/\<cmdidx\>/ex_&/g
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Expect behavior:
> >>> >> > - E37 occurs once.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Actual behavior:
> >>> >> > - E37 occurs continuously.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > --------
> >>> >> > Case#2
> >>> >> > How to reproduce:
> >>> >> > 1~4. (Same abobe.)
> >>> >> > 5. Do :cdo command. (Intentionally forget the ":w\<CR>")
> >>> >> >     :exec "cdo norm!iex_\<Esc>"
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Expect behavior:
> >>> >> > - E37 occurs once.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Actual behavior:
> >>> >> > - E37 occurs continuously.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >   And, When press Ctrl-C after the '-- More --' display, buffer.c
> was
> >>> >> > modified unexpectedly.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >     [original buffer.c:4901]
> >>> >> >     if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_unhide || eap->cmdidx == CMD_sunhide)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >     [modified buffer.c:4901]
> >>> >> >     if
> >>> >> >
> (eap->exexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexex___________________
> >>> >> > _____cmdidx == CMD_unhide || eap->cmdidx == CMD_sunhide)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > --------
> >>> >> > This is my opnion.
> >>> >> > When the search pattern exists more in a row, I think :cdo/:ldo
> >>> >> > confuse to use.
> >>> >> > and the processing time tends to be long.
> >>>
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