From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 18836@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18836: 25.0.50; `insert-directory' barfs on nonexistent file, but not for `ls-lisp-insert-directory'
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:39:59 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <831t5np0kw.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8760uzp2lo.fsf@gnus.org> (message from Lars Ingebrigtsen on Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:56:19 +0200)
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:56:19 +0200
> Cc: 18836@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > Would it be possible to make vanilla `insert-directory' more tolerant,
> > i.e., make it act like `ls-lisp-insert-directory', in this respect?
>
> I have no opinion on that, but: What on Earth is that function (and all
> its adjacent functions) doing in files.el?
Where else would you like them to be?
> (insert-directory "." "-l")
> =>
> drwxrwxr-x 22 larsi larsi 4096 april 30 16:49 .
>
> This doesn't seem like a very ... useful general function.
Then how come dired.el calls it?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-04-30 15:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-25 19:55 bug#18836: 25.0.50; `insert-directory' barfs on nonexistent file, but not for `ls-lisp-insert-directory' Drew Adams
2016-04-30 14:56 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-30 15:39 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-04-30 15:46 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-30 15:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-04-30 16:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-30 16:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-25 14:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-01-25 16:07 ` bug#18836: [External] : " Drew Adams
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