From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7617: 24.0.50; `expand-file-name': removal of slashes Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:17:41 +0200 Message-ID: <83vd2xhcka.fsf@gnu.org> References: <7F477A16FFA145E5AB532A96F55D5CDC@us.oracle.com> <022D0B344DB64B2A9E1B771B0695237E@us.oracle.com> <83k4jeu6pf.fsf@gnu.org> <0910543A74614DBD82DA14ED1B5E4D17@us.oracle.com> <8D21A82F766C4B0493597D9B294A7983@us.oracle.com> <0C4C99D992E6435E9931DA26D1DD476E@us.oracle.com> <83wrndhfcz.fsf@gnu.org> <62A30B68351D478582F85071F8D2909C@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1292257664 14694 80.91.229.12 (13 Dec 2010 16:27:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:27:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7617-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 13 17:27:39 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PSBFS-0008PB-19 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:27:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51058 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PSBFR-0002Fk-FW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:27:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=34656 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PSBDy-0001OB-LT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:26:12 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PSBDp-0005fK-7p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:26:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:34360) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PSBDp-0005eq-5c for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:25:57 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PSB0M-0008NF-EO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:12:02 -0500 Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:12:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 7617 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Mail-Followup-To: 7617@debbugs.gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by 7617-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D7617.129225670832163 (code D ref 7617); Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:12:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7617-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Dec 2010 16:11:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PSB07-0008Mi-7O for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:11:47 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PSB04-0008MS-TI for 7617-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:11:46 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0LDD00C00JIU3G00@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 7617-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:17:42 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.229.167.122]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0LDD00CCKJXG5D10@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:17:42 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <62A30B68351D478582F85071F8D2909C@us.oracle.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:12:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 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: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:42488 Archived-At: > From: "Drew Adams" > Cc: , <7617@debbugs.gnu.org> > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:47:49 -0800 > > This is raw user input. I want to keep the prefix, if any, as it is (modulo ~ > and any other changes `expand*' makes except for slash collapsing). I don't > ever remove the prefix. Emacs (e.g. file-name reading) handles > (ignores/removes) the prefix when the user finally hits RET. But then why do you need to expand it? why not keep it as the user typed it, ~/ and whatnot? You can then expand it when the user hits RET, like Emacs does normally. > I get the message that I haven't missed some obviously better solution. I'm still not in a position to judge, since I don't know enough about what you are trying to accomplish. > Thanks for adding mention of slash collapsing to the doc string. I hope you > will also consider mentioning that a valid file name is expected and anything > else results in undefined behavior. Feel free to close the bug now. Done, on both counts.