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From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: directory-files called with empty string
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:58:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pr6oiqg3.fsf@tux.homenetwork> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvaaxtexra.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:34:43 -0500")

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> is it the normal behavior of directory-files to use default-directory
>>> when it is called with empty string or is it a bug?
>> That is the normal behviour of every file related function.  It is
>> basically what expand-file-name defines.
>
> Indeed, although I don't think it's documented, and code had probably
> better not rely on it.

Ok i see, thank you Stefan and Andreas, maybe that should be documented, for
all file related functions.

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A + Thierry Volpiatto
Location: Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer - France




  reply	other threads:[~2009-12-09  6:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-08 21:20 directory-files called with empty string Thierry Volpiatto
2009-12-08 22:47 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-09  1:34   ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-09  6:58     ` Thierry Volpiatto [this message]
2009-12-09 14:27       ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-09 17:35         ` Thierry Volpiatto

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