*** files.el	24 Jul 2009 07:35:37 +1000	1.1063
--- files.el	24 Jul 2009 08:07:01 +1000	
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*** 5394,5410 ****
        (save-match-data
  	(with-temp-buffer
  	  (when (and directory-free-space-program
! 		     (let ((default-directory
! 			     (if (and (not (file-remote-p default-directory))
! 				      (file-directory-p default-directory)
! 				      (file-readable-p default-directory))
! 				 default-directory
! 			       (expand-file-name "~/"))))
! 		       (eq (call-process directory-free-space-program
! 					 nil t nil
! 					 directory-free-space-args
! 					 dir)
! 			   0)))
  	    ;; Usual format is a header line followed by a line of
  	    ;; numbers.
  	    (goto-char (point-min))
--- 5394,5413 ----
        (save-match-data
  	(with-temp-buffer
  	  (when (and directory-free-space-program
!                      (progn
!                        ;; absolutize before changing default-directory
!                        (setq dir (expand-file-name dir))
!                        (let ((default-directory
!                                (if (and (not (file-remote-p default-directory))
!                                         (file-directory-p default-directory)
!                                         (file-readable-p default-directory))
!                                    default-directory
!                                  (expand-file-name "~/"))))
!                          (eq (call-process directory-free-space-program
!                                            nil t nil
!                                            directory-free-space-args
!                                            dir)
!                              0))))
  	    ;; Usual format is a header line followed by a line of
  	    ;; numbers.
  	    (goto-char (point-min))