query validation on `not` is too strict

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query validation on `not` is too strict #26338

Open rvantonder opened 2 years ago

rvantonder commented 2 years ago

not (foo) is rejected in literal/regex mode, but this is too strict, we know it can't be a subexpression. The workaround with content exists but again this is unintentionally strict. Just tracking for myself to address soon.

/cc @sourcegraph/search-platform

keegancsmith commented 6 months ago

cc @stefanhengl

stefanhengl commented 6 months ago

I can still reproduce this.