From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: emacsclient: support `/' directory separator on w32 Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:56:26 +0100 Message-ID: <456ED4FA.6060007@student.lu.se> References: <20061124054526.72239.qmail@web62511.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <85fyc3oiio.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <854psjoh67.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85r6vnmz3s.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <857ixfkyqu.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <456CC2B4.3000003@student.lu.se> <456CD9A7.5010006@student.lu.se> <456D44EE.2080906@student.lu.se> <85mz6ah8y6.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <854psidqll.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85irgycaa4.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <456E92EB.3070503@student.lu.se> <854pshbau2.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164891415 9156 80.91.229.2 (30 Nov 2006 12:56:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:56:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, Eli Zaretskii , emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 30 13:56:53 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GplT9-0002wV-4g for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:56:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GplT8-00068G-Kn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GplSr-000674-JS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:33 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GplSq-00065y-Pv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:32 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GplSq-00065p-FX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:32 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.76.149.213] (helo=ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1GplSm-0004py-W2; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:29 -0500 Original-Received: from c83-254-145-24.bredband.comhem.se ([83.254.145.24]:63657 helo=[192.168.123.121]) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GplSk-0003Vp-8R; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:56:27 +0100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) Original-To: David Kastrup In-Reply-To: <854pshbau2.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1GplSk-0003Vp-8R. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1GplSk-0003Vp-8R 6b278efb53475b9ff09055a892d5b82f X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-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:63130 Archived-At: David Kastrup wrote: > Lennart Borgman writes: > >> Eli Zaretskii wrote: >>>> From: David Kastrup >>>> But if the buffer in question has its cwd on a different drive, it is >>>> not possible in the buffer to assign meaning to a directory relative >>>> to a different drive. >>> Unless we store the cwd on each drive in a buffer-local variable, like >>> we do with default-directory. >> Or if we let MS Windows take care of this by setting the working >> directory for Emacs as I suggested. (However I am not suggesting to >> do that now.) > > I suggest we drop the topic. It does not appear like I am able to > explain the problems with your approach in a manner you'd understand. I am sorry, David. I realize I have been a bit lacking in clear feedback. Yes, I believe I got your message and that it helped me get a clear picture of how to solve the problem without having to worry about disturbing other parts of Emacs. However I would also be glad to leave the subject to now.