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Subject: Re: locate-dominating-file calls `stat' too eagerly
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> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:02:41 -0400
> 
> >> >> In some corner cases, this can infloop.
> >> > What are those cases?  I think we need to describe them in a comment
> >> > there.
> >> Can't remember, sadly.
> > Were they reported to one of the mailing lists?  Should I search the
> > archives?
> 
> I have the vague feeling that it was reported to the list, indeed.
> But I wouldn't spend too much time on it,

I didn't.