From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#43375: 26.1: file-directory-p returns t for empty string Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:47:35 +0300 Message-ID: <83lfhdbp3s.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20200913124737.bnsdbrhkfb7xpesj@E15-2016.optimum.net> <87een5g72d.fsf@igel.home> <20200913143943.6u5zt4wyxney5wlh@E15-2016.optimum.net> <83tuw1bu00.fsf@gnu.org> <20200913162900.rhsfskhrdqi5odao@E15-2016.optimum.net> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="15889"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: schwab@linux-m68k.org, 43375@debbugs.gnu.org To: Boruch Baum Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 13 18:49:09 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVBd-00042d-In for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:49:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53662 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVBc-0000rj-HU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:49:08 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33834) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVAY-0008Hf-Ji for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:48:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:39986) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVAY-0006dS-AJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:48:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVAY-0003a2-7w for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:48:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:48:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43375 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: fixed Original-Received: via spool by 43375-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43375.160001566513558 (code B ref 43375); Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:48:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 43375) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Sep 2020 16:47:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51532 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVAG-0003WS-On for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:47:45 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:55148) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVAE-0003Sf-Nv for 43375@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:47:43 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:32846) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVA5-0006bK-06; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:47:36 -0400 Original-Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=4405 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kHVA4-0003Vg-LC; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:47:32 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20200913162900.rhsfskhrdqi5odao@E15-2016.optimum.net> (message from Boruch Baum on Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:29:00 -0400) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:187983 Archived-At: > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:29:00 -0400 > From: Boruch Baum > Cc: schwab@linux-m68k.org, 43375@debbugs.gnu.org > > > I'm okay with making the doc string more clear, but let's please think > > about a more useful amendment. A doc string should help the user > > understand what will/did happen, it shouldn't present puzzles. > > How about: > > Return t if evaluating `expand-file-name' on FILENAME names an existing > directory. How does that help the reader predict what will happen in each and every case without actually trying? Anyway, I think this is a moot point, since Lars already fixed the doc string to mention this special case, and the current text is clear enough to my palate.