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 07:54:14 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200411121354.iACDsEJ12962@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 1100267744 10242 80.91.229.6 (12 Nov 2004 13:55:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:55:44 +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 14:55:30 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 1CSbti-0002Ms-00 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:55:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSc2G-00065A-DU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:04:20 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSc2D-000655-DN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:04:17 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSc2D-00064t-1P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:04:17 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSc2C-00064q-U7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:04:16 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CSbtC-0003Ci-NL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:54:58 -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 iACDsuFu022265; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:54:57 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id iACDsEJ12962; Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:54:14 -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:9675 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:9675 I probably used the wrong terminology in my previous reply and explained things somewhat inaccurately. It probably works better on an example. The "standard file name" of the file to store abbrevs in is ".abbrev_defs" on GNU/Unix type systems. This file name follows some standard conventions on GNU/Linux. It is not just "valid" on GNU/Linux. On MS-DOS this gets converted to _abbrev.def, which is not just valid on MS-DOS, but follows conventions standard on MS-DOS. In: Convert a standard file's name to something suitable for the OS. "standard file name" means something like ".abbrev_defs", as opposed to a file name chosen by the user. "something suitable for the OS". means not just merely valid, but also following standard conventions for the OS. Sincerely, Luc.