5 files changed, 32 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/char-fold.el b/lisp/char-fold.el
index d2fa7108bbd..7223ecf738c 100644
--- a/lisp/char-fold.el
+++ b/lisp/char-fold.el
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   (defun char-fold-make-table ()
     (let* ((equiv (make-char-table 'char-fold-table))
            (equiv-multi (make-char-table 'char-fold-table))
-           (search-spaces-regexp nil)   ; workaround for bug#35802
            (table (unicode-property-table-internal 'decomposition)))
       (set-char-table-extra-slot equiv 0 equiv-multi)
 
diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index f65c6c36272..8e8c3371f42 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ This only has an effect if `Info-hide-note-references' is non-nil."
 This applies to Info search for regular expressions.
 You might want to use something like \"[ \\t\\r\\n]+\" instead.
 In the Customization buffer, that is `[' followed by a space,
-a tab, a carriage return (control-M), a newline, and `]+'."
+a tab, a carriage return (control-M), a newline, and `]+'.  Don't
+add any capturing groups into this value; that can change the
+numbering of existing capture groups in unexpected ways."
   :type 'regexp
   :group 'info)
 
diff --git a/lisp/isearch.el b/lisp/isearch.el
index bb29c2914be..f150a3bba4b 100644
--- a/lisp/isearch.el
+++ b/lisp/isearch.el
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ regexp incremental search.  If the value is nil, or
 then each space you type matches literally, against one space.
 
 You might want to use something like \"[ \\t\\r\\n]+\" instead.
-In the Customization buffer, that is `[' followed by a space,
-a tab, a carriage return (control-M), a newline, and `]+'."
+In the Customization buffer, that is `[' followed by a space, a
+tab, a carriage return (control-M), a newline, and `]+'.  Don't
+add any capturing groups into this value; that can change the
+numbering of existing capture groups in unexpected ways."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Match Spaces Literally" nil)
                  regexp)
   :version "24.3")
@@ -3263,25 +3265,31 @@ Can be changed via `isearch-search-fun-function' for special needs."
 (defun isearch-search-fun-default ()
   "Return default functions to use for the search."
   (lambda (string &optional bound noerror count)
-    ;; Use lax versions to not fail at the end of the word while
-    ;; the user adds and removes characters in the search string
-    ;; (or when using nonincremental word isearch)
-    (let ((search-spaces-regexp (when (cond
-                                       (isearch-regexp isearch-regexp-lax-whitespace)
-                                       (t isearch-lax-whitespace))
+    (let (;; Evaluate this before binding `search-spaces-regexp' which
+          ;; can break all sorts of regexp searches.  In particular,
+          ;; calling `isearch-regexp-function' can trigger autoloading
+          ;; (Bug#35802).
+          (regexp
+           (cond (isearch-regexp-function
+                  (let ((lax (and (not bound)
+                                  (isearch--lax-regexp-function-p))))
+                    (when lax
+                      (setq isearch-adjusted t))
+                    (if (functionp isearch-regexp-function)
+                        (funcall isearch-regexp-function string lax)
+                      (word-search-regexp string lax))))
+                 (isearch-regexp string)
+                 (t (regexp-quote string))))
+          ;; Use lax versions to not fail at the end of the word while
+          ;; the user adds and removes characters in the search string
+          ;; (or when using nonincremental word isearch)
+          (search-spaces-regexp (when (if isearch-regexp
+                                          isearch-regexp-lax-whitespace
+                                        isearch-lax-whitespace)
                                   search-whitespace-regexp)))
       (funcall
        (if isearch-forward #'re-search-forward #'re-search-backward)
-       (cond (isearch-regexp-function
-              (let ((lax (and (not bound) (isearch--lax-regexp-function-p))))
-                (when lax
-                  (setq isearch-adjusted t))
-                (if (functionp isearch-regexp-function)
-                    (funcall isearch-regexp-function string lax)
-                  (word-search-regexp string lax))))
-             (isearch-regexp string)
-             (t (regexp-quote string)))
-       bound noerror count))))
+       regexp bound noerror count))))
 
 (defun isearch-search-string (string bound noerror)
   "Search for the first occurrence of STRING or its translation.
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 8a0f707b723..fa574959fb4 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -3390,7 +3390,9 @@ syms_of_search (void)
 Some commands use this for user-specified regexps.
 Spaces that occur inside character classes or repetition operators
 or other such regexp constructs are not replaced with this.
-A value of nil (which is the normal value) means treat spaces literally.  */);
+A value of nil (which is the normal value) means treat spaces
+literally.  Note that a value with capturing groups can change the
+numbering of existing capture groups in unexpected ways.  */);
   Vsearch_spaces_regexp = Qnil;
 
   DEFSYM (Qinhibit_changing_match_data, "inhibit-changing-match-data");
diff --git a/test/lisp/char-fold-tests.el b/test/lisp/char-fold-tests.el
index 8a7414084b0..3fde312a133 100644
--- a/test/lisp/char-fold-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/char-fold-tests.el
@@ -124,13 +124,5 @@
         ;; Ensure it took less than a second.
         (should (< (- (time-to-seconds) time) 1))))))
 
-(ert-deftest char-fold--test-bug-35802 ()
-  (let* ((char-code-property-alist      ; initial value
-          (cons '(decomposition . "uni-decomposition.el")
-                char-code-property-alist))
-         (search-spaces-regexp "\\(\\s-\\|\n\\)+")
-         (char-fold-table (char-fold-make-table)))
-    (char-fold--test-match-exactly "ä" "ä")))
-
 (provide 'char-fold-tests)
 ;;; char-fold-tests.el ends here