From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: convert-standard-filename documentation is insufficient Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:34:54 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200411121334.iACDYsf12781@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200411082202.iA8M2Bu11336@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <16787.61351.738129.455604@lx-desk84.amd.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1100266602 6645 80.91.229.6 (12 Nov 2004 13:36:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:36:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 12 14:36:32 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CSbbL-0000r8-00 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:36:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSbjt-0000yJ-NQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:45:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSbjh-0000xP-AD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:45:09 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSbjf-0000x2-IE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:45:07 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSbjf-0000wm-BY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:45:07 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CSbaZ-0008Qq-I5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:35:43 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iACDZbFu022180; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:35:37 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id iACDYsf12781; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:34:54 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: jeff.dwork@amd.com In-reply-to: <16787.61351.738129.455604@lx-desk84.amd.com> (jeff.dwork@amd.com) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:9674 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:9674 Jeff Dwork wrote: How about this for the first line? "Convert string FILENAME to a legal filename for the OS. remainder as below. If I understand correctly, the purpose of `convert-standard-filename' is not to take a file name that is _valid_ (or "legal") under GNU/Unix type systems and convert it to a name that is valid under another OS. I believe that is done by other functions such as `file-name-as-directory' and `expand-file-name'. I believe that the purpose of `convert-standard-filename' is to convert a _standard_ file name under GNU/Unix type systems into a name that is standard under another OS, or maybe just "suitable" if there is no real standard form on that OS. Hence: Convert a standard file's name to something suitable for the OS. Sincerely, Luc.