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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, michael.albinus@gmx.de,
	drew.adams@oracle.com, jasonr@gnu.org
Subject: Re: testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows	mappeddrive
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:56:02 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv4pcupxpg.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1JKNs2-0007uR-6b@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:05:38 -0500")

>> `file-local-name' might not be a good name.
>> The operation `unhandled-file-name-directory' returns a directory that
>> isn't magic.  But remote names are not the only magic names, so
>> "local" isn't necessarily the right way to describe the relationship
>> between that directory and the argument.

>     The issue is not whether the returned file name is magic or not, but
>     whether it can be passed as-is to a subprocess.

> I thought the two criteria were equivalent.  What am I missing?

/tmp/foo.gz is magic and can be passed as is to a subprocess.

>     I don't understand.  unhandled-file-name-directory is used to get
>     a directory that can be used as cwd for subprocesses.  And the new
>     operation is meant to be used to get a filename that can be passed
>     to subprocesses.  So AFAICT they share everything and should use the
>     same name.

> I don't understand.  Are you saying we only need one operation?
> Or that the two operations should have similar names?

> I agree they should have similar names.  What I'm suggesting
> is that names that refer to `nonmagic' might be clearer
> than names based on `unhandled'.

The "magic" file names are registered via file-name-handler-alis, not
via file-name-magic-alist, so "unhandled" makes at least as much sense,
doesn't it?


        Stefan




  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-31  1:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 135+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-25 18:47 testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mapped drive Drew Adams
2008-01-25 18:54 ` Drew Adams
2008-01-25 20:33   ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mappeddrive Drew Adams
2008-01-25 22:18     ` Jason Rumney
2008-01-25 23:37       ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26  2:56         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-26  7:30           ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26  9:54             ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-26 11:29           ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-26 15:23             ` Jason Rumney
2008-01-26 16:55             ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26 19:24             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-26 22:15               ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-26 22:31                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-27 11:18                   ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-27 17:28                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-27 18:22                       ` Andreas Schwab
2008-01-27 19:04                       ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-27  1:36                 ` Drew Adams
2008-01-27 20:46                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-20 18:28                   ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mapped drive Drew Adams
2008-04-20 19:37                     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-20 20:03                       ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-04-20 20:28                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-20 21:13                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-20 21:16                           ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-04-20 21:31                         ` Jason Rumney
2008-04-20 20:24                       ` Drew Adams
2008-04-20 21:19                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-20 22:20                           ` Drew Adams
2008-04-20 21:21                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-20 22:20                           ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21  0:59                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21  7:18                               ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21  7:28                                 ` Jason Rumney
2008-04-21  7:47                                   ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 19:37                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-21 22:11                                       ` Drew Adams
2008-04-22  3:36                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22  4:43                                           ` Drew Adams
2008-04-22  6:27                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22 14:09                                               ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windowsmapped drive Drew Adams
2008-04-22 15:47                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-21 17:08                                   ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mapped drive Drew Adams
2008-04-21  7:46                                 ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-21  7:55                                   ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21  9:03                                     ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-21  8:57                                   ` Andreas Schwab
2008-04-21  9:11                                     ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-21  9:18                                       ` Andreas Schwab
2008-04-21  9:44                                         ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-21  9:59                                           ` Andreas Schwab
2008-04-21 14:36                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 17:09                                         ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 17:45                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 18:52                                             ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 19:21                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 22:39                                                 ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 14:33                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 15:13                                     ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-21 16:17                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 20:29                                         ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-22  2:48                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 19:35                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22  2:46                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-22  3:40                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22  5:46                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-22  6:50                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22 15:17                                         ` Michael Albinus
2008-04-29  7:50                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-29 18:15                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-29 20:39                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-30  3:16                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-30  4:26                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-30  6:23                                                     ` Drew Adams
2008-04-30  7:34                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-30 13:57                                                         ` Drew Adams
2008-05-05 15:33                                                           ` Michael Albinus
2008-05-05 15:47                                                             ` Drew Adams
2008-05-05 15:57                                                               ` Michael Albinus
2008-05-05 16:12                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2008-05-05 18:31                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-05-05 15:20                                             ` Michael Albinus
2008-05-05 18:26                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 19:29                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-04-22 15:40                                     ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-27 20:43                 ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mappeddrive Stefan Monnier
2008-01-29 15:46                   ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-30  6:15                     ` Richard Stallman
2008-01-30  7:43                       ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-30 14:24                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 15:04                           ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-30 15:48                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 16:04                               ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-30 17:49                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 16:04                           ` David Kastrup
2008-01-30 17:52                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 19:50                               ` Michael Albinus
2008-01-30 21:33                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-31  9:07                                   ` Michael Albinus
2008-02-01 19:09                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-03 13:36                                       ` Michael Albinus
2008-02-04 21:55                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-05 15:52                                           ` Michael Albinus
2008-02-05 16:34                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-05 20:58                                               ` Michael Albinus
2008-02-05 22:21                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-02-05 22:32                                                   ` Michael Albinus
2008-02-05 22:17                                               ` url-handler-file-remote-p (was: testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mappeddrive) Michael Albinus
2008-02-06 14:44                                                 ` url-handler-file-remote-p Stefan Monnier
2008-02-06 20:37                                                   ` url-handler-file-remote-p Michael Albinus
2008-01-30 14:29                       ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mappeddrive Stefan Monnier
2008-01-30 14:45                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-31  1:05                         ` Richard Stallman
2008-01-31  1:56                           ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-01-31 18:51                             ` Richard Stallman
2008-01-26 15:15           ` Jason Rumney
2008-04-21  4:25         ` Eric Hanchrow
2008-04-21  7:58           ` Andreas Schwab
2008-04-21  8:15             ` testing for a remote file to include file on aWindows mappeddrive Drew Adams
2008-04-21  8:48               ` Andreas Schwab
2008-04-21 17:08                 ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 14:15               ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 17:09                 ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 17:52                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-21 18:52                     ` Drew Adams
2008-04-21 19:24                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-26  8:52   ` testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mapped drive Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-25 22:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-01-26  8:50   ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-26 10:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-26 16:55   ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26 17:26     ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-01-26 17:57       ` Drew Adams
2008-01-26 18:58         ` Eli Zaretskii

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