Re: file-relative-name and remote files

[Lars Hansen <larsh@math.ku.dk>]

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>
>Richard has decided that ".." shall not be used to cross file handler
>boundaries.  So file-relative-name needs to be changed to something
>like Lars suggested.
>
>I have some comments/questions about this implementation.
>
>Why the extra arg SEPARATE-TREES?  If I understand Richard correctly,
>he wants file-relative-name to always behave as if SEPARATE-TREES was
>true.
>
I agree, that parameter should be removed.

>>>                   (equal
>>>                     (and
>>>                       (string-match re filename)
>>>                       (substring filename 0 (match-end 0)))
>>>                     (and
>>>                       (string-match re directory)
>>>                       (substring directory 0 (match-end 0)))))))))
>>    
>>
>
>I'm not sure it's a good idea to check this stuff here.  Maybe it
>would be better to let each filename handler do that.
>
>For example, Tramp has the concept of a default method, so
>/user@host:/file and /ssh:user@host:/file denote the same file by
>default, even though the strings are different.
>
>It seems to me that it is better to let the handler decide.
>  
>
I don't see a problem. My implementation calls expand-file-name on
filename as well as directory. I guess that should expand
"/user@host:/file" to e.g. "/ssh:user@host:/file". Am I wrong?


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