Re: On DOS/Windows, unnecessary load of tramp by `file-relative-name'

[David PONCE <david.ponce@wanadoo.fr>]

Hi Kai,

> Instead of using (eq (aref filename 0) ?/), how about using
> (file-name-absolute-p filename)?  Does that work?

Yes that works!  And that is a better solution ;-)
Thanks!

Here is a new patch:

Index: lisp/files.el
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el,v
retrieving revision 1.653
diff -c -r1.653 files.el
*** lisp/files.el	24 Apr 2003 01:58:40 -0000	1.653
--- lisp/files.el	24 Apr 2003 14:35:48 -0000
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*** 2909,2917 ****
  		 (string-match re directory)
  		 (substring directory 0 (match-end 0))))))))
  	  filename
!         (unless (eq (aref filename 0) ?/)
  	  (setq filename (concat "/" filename)))
!         (unless (eq (aref directory 0) ?/)
  	  (setq directory (concat "/" directory)))
          (let ((ancestor ".")
  	      (filename-dir (file-name-as-directory filename)))
--- 2909,2917 ----
  		 (string-match re directory)
  		 (substring directory 0 (match-end 0))))))))
  	  filename
!         (unless (file-name-absolute-p filename)
  	  (setq filename (concat "/" filename)))
!         (unless (file-name-absolute-p directory)
  	  (setq directory (concat "/" directory)))
          (let ((ancestor ".")
  	      (filename-dir (file-name-as-directory filename)))