Re: File modes facilities.

[Michael Cadilhac <michael.cadilhac-@t-lrde.epita.fr>]

storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:

> Miles Bader <snogglethorpe@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Still, adding lisp interactive specs to C functions would be very
>> useful, and much cleaner than having 2*n functions, especially if it's
>> as simple as Kim suggested.
>
> Well almost..., I forgot about changing call-interactvely.  
>
> Below is a complete patch (including the necessary patch to
> Fset_file_modes).
>
> Here is an example of how to set the interactive form.
> Of course, it should be changed to recognize octal and ascii forms,
> as the current base 10 form is useless for interactive use:
>
> (put 'set-file-modes 'interactive '(list (read-file-name "File: ")
> 					 (read-number "Modes: ")))

  Very nice ! I really like it this way.

  Now, to  return to the first  point, the chmod  function. The number
  needed as  a mode  needs to  know the file-modes  of the  file being
  chmod'ed (for [Xugo]).

  So we still have to call a lisp function within set-file-modes.

  Or perhaps there's a way to avoid that ?

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