* directory-files called with empty string
@ 2009-12-08 21:20 Thierry Volpiatto
2009-12-08 22:47 ` Andreas Schwab
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From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2009-12-08 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
Hi all,
is it the normal behavior of directory-files to use default-directory
when it is called with empty string or is it a bug?
actually with emacs -Q:
(directory-files "")
return the content of default-directory.
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* Re: directory-files called with empty string
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
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From: Andreas Schwab @ 2009-12-08 22:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thierry Volpiatto; +Cc: emacs-devel
Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> 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.
Andreas.
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* Re: directory-files called with empty string
2009-12-08 22:47 ` Andreas Schwab
@ 2009-12-09 1:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-09 6:58 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Stefan Monnier @ 2009-12-09 1:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andreas Schwab; +Cc: emacs-devel, Thierry Volpiatto
>> 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.
Stefan
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* Re: directory-files called with empty string
2009-12-09 1:34 ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2009-12-09 6:58 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2009-12-09 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
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From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2009-12-09 6:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Monnier; +Cc: Andreas Schwab, emacs-devel
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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* Re: directory-files called with empty string
2009-12-09 6:58 ` Thierry Volpiatto
@ 2009-12-09 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-09 17:35 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Stefan Monnier @ 2009-12-09 14:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thierry Volpiatto; +Cc: Andreas Schwab, emacs-devel
>>>> 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.
I prefer to keep features which are accidental undocumented, unless we
really consider them as good features (even if we bumped into them by
accident), in which case they can be documented and their use can
be blessed.
Stefan
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* Re: directory-files called with empty string
2009-12-09 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2009-12-09 17:35 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2009-12-09 17:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Monnier; +Cc: Andreas Schwab, emacs-devel
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.
>
> I prefer to keep features which are accidental undocumented, unless we
> really consider them as good features (even if we bumped into them by
> accident), in which case they can be documented and their use can
> be blessed.
Yes i understand, but it is not a good feature IMHO.
These kind of functions should return an error with empty string, as
empty string is not a valid path.
But maybe this "feature" is used somewhere?
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