don't require path hints for *shell*

don't require path hints for *shell*

[jidanni]

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"

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

[Chong Yidong]

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.

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

[Chong Yidong]

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"

I've just checked in a fix.  Thanks.

bug#361: don't require path hints for *shell*

[Stephen Berman]

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:15:56 -0400 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> wrote:

> 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"
>
> I've just checked in a fix.  Thanks.

This change breaks shell completion in $PWD, e.g.

~/steve/cvsroot/emacs> ./conf <TAB>

fails to complete to `./configure'.  It also breaks shell expansion of
absolute file names, see
<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/97369>.

Steve Berman

bug#361: marked as done (don't require path hints for *shell*)

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From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: don't require path hints for *shell*
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:16:36 +0200
Message-ID: <87abi1xmaz.fsf@escher.local.home>

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:15:56 -0400 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> wrote:

> 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"
>
> I've just checked in a fix.  Thanks.

This change breaks shell completion in $PWD, e.g.

~/steve/cvsroot/emacs> ./conf <TAB>

fails to complete to `./configure'.  It also breaks shell expansion of
absolute file names, see
<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/97369>.

Steve Berman





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From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: 361-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: don't require path hints for *shell*
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:28:52 -0400
Message-ID: <87tzegwluz.fsf@stupidchicken.com>

> This change breaks shell completion in $PWD, e.g.
>
> ~/steve/cvsroot/emacs> ./conf <TAB>
>
> fails to complete to `./configure'.  It also breaks shell expansion of
> absolute file names

Fixed.  Sorry for the delay.