Re: don't require path hints for *shell*

[Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>]

jidanni@jidanni.org writes:

> Why do we have to give *shell* a hint (./) to get it to expand paths?
> $ emacs -Q -f shell
> c d SPC <tab> <tab> <tab> <tab> . / <tab>
> Bash needs no hint. Act like bash as the default, please.
> emacs-version "22.1.1"

The following patch implements this behavior.  If no one objects, I'll
check it into the trunk shortly.

*** emacs/lisp/shell.el.~1.149.2.4.~	2008-01-10 10:25:37.000000000 -0500
--- emacs/lisp/shell.el	2008-02-28 16:34:30.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 191,197 ****
      shell-dynamic-complete-environment-variable
      shell-dynamic-complete-command
      shell-replace-by-expanded-directory
!     comint-dynamic-complete-filename)
    "List of functions called to perform completion.
  This variable is used to initialize `comint-dynamic-complete-functions' in the
  shell buffer.
--- 191,197 ----
      shell-dynamic-complete-environment-variable
      shell-dynamic-complete-command
      shell-replace-by-expanded-directory
!     comint-dynamic-complete-as-filename)
    "List of functions called to perform completion.
  This variable is used to initialize `comint-dynamic-complete-functions' in the
  shell buffer.