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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: MON KEY <monkey@sandpframing.com>
Cc: 6297@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6297: file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:48:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m38vsguoan.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinw76DMwHFdks34V3xRDsGuvsaGNEj6LWBiSDoE@mail.gmail.com> (MON KEY's message of "Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:53 -0400")

MON KEY <monkey@sandpframing.com> writes:

> file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point
>
> Evaluating (file-expand-wildcards "/*/SOME-DIR/*")
>
> Where the first kleene's target is a mount point e.g.:
>  "/mnt/SOME-DIR/*"
>
> Signals this error:
>  (file-error "Opening directory" "permission denied" "/lost+found/")

Yup.  Fixed in Emacs 24.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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2010-05-28 22:30 bug#6297: file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point MON KEY
2011-07-03  1:48 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]

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