From cf86e00c8d07d7380ef732f4d6972ffd83778baa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Zorman <mail@tony-zorman.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 13:08:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ; * lisp/indent-aux.el: Fix deindenting read-only text
 (bug#79176).

---
 lisp/indent-aux.el | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/indent-aux.el b/lisp/indent-aux.el
index eeb8f1ee6bb..4a05136ac1a 100644
--- a/lisp/indent-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/indent-aux.el
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ is yanked."
                   (delete-and-extract-region beg end)
                 (buffer-substring beg end))))
     (with-temp-buffer
-      ;; Indent/deindent the same as the major mode in the original
-      ;; buffer.
-      (setq indent-tabs-mode i-t-m)
-      (insert text)
-      (indent-rigidly (point-min) (point-max)
-                      (- indentation))
-      (buffer-string))))
+      (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+        ;; Indent/deindent the same as the major mode in the original
+        ;; buffer.
+        (setq indent-tabs-mode i-t-m)
+        (insert text)
+        (indent-rigidly (point-min) (point-max)
+                        (- indentation))
+        (buffer-string)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode kill-ring-deindent-mode