From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel
Subject: Re: abbreviate-file-name on Windows seems incorrect
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:47:12 +0200
Message-ID: <uodpaimy7.fsf@gnu.org>
References: <EIENLHALHGIMHGDOLMIMEEBOCOAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
	<uejq7zuwq.fsf@gnu.org> <874pr3eeth.fsf@catnip.gol.com>
	<uac0vzd8d.fsf@gnu.org> <u1wm6gbam.fsf@member.fsf.org>
Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org
X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1168202877 4251 80.91.229.12 (7 Jan 2007 20:47:57 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:47:57 +0000 (UTC)
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, drew.adams@oracle.com, miles@gnu.org
Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 07 21:47:53 2007
Return-path: <emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org
Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165])
	by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50)
	id 1H3evh-0005ix-L2
	for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:47:46 +0100
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
	id 1H3evh-0004PY-Cd
	for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:47:45 -0500
Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1H3evX-0004PM-Mg
	for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:47:35 -0500
Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1H3evU-0004Ou-Ut
	for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:47:34 -0500
Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H3evU-0004Op-Oh
	for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:47:32 -0500
Original-Received: from [192.114.186.20] (helo=nitzan.inter.net.il)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52)
	id 1H3evR-0004EX-J5; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:47:29 -0500
Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-84-228-202-11.inter.net.il
	[84.228.202.11]) by nitzan.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3a-GA)
	with ESMTP id FRG11060 (AUTH halo1);
	Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:47:09 +0200 (IST)
Original-To: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@member.fsf.org>
In-reply-to: <u1wm6gbam.fsf@member.fsf.org> (message from Stephen Leake on
	Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:29:37 -0500)
X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>,
	<mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/emacs-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-devel@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>,
	<mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:64933
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/64933>

> Cc: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@member.fsf.org>
> Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:29:37 -0500
> 
> >> and doing (setenv "HOME" ...) changes how expand-file-name expands
> >> a tilde.
> 
> This does not happen on Windows (for me). I don't have a non-Windows
> emacs handy to try.
> [...]
> > I tried, and it does happen on Windows, of course.
> 
> Which of the two tests did you try?

Both, and they both worked.

Please show your precise test case (in "emacs -Q").

Also, please tell what is your initial value of HOME (outside Emacs).