[Bug 546794] Re: [revert, causes errors] Smarter lib* aware autocompletion?

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This bug was fixed in the package bash-completion - 1:1.1-3ubuntu4

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bash-completion (1:1.1-3ubuntu4) maverick; urgency=low

  * Revert the patch for LP: #546794 due to an unforseen side effect.
 -- Evan Dandrea <evand at ubuntu.com>   Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:47:01 +0100

** Changed in: bash-completion (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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[revert, causes errors] Smarter lib* aware autocompletion?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546794
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Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “bash-completion” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released

Bug description:
This patch has lead to serious errors (comments #6, #7) and has clearly never been tested.  It should be reverted (debdiff in comment #8).
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/49227213/bash-completion_1.1-3ubuntu3_revert.debdiff

[ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:]
Binary package hint: apt

Wouldn't it be nice if when typing

apt-get install clu [press tab]

showed libclutter-* etc...

If the autocomplete was just capable of ignoring this common prefix, it would be easier to find a lot of things

:)