From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 10722@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 21:17:57 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8738jsc1a2.fsf@building.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FB6144667C8D4444BC247DE05BFC2BC4@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 4 Feb 2012 08:44:19 -0800")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> See (elisp) `Testing Accessibility', and the doc strings of the
> predicates described in that node.
>
> I see nothing that tells you how the argument FILENAME is used to check
> existing files. In particular, there is nothing that says whether
> FILENAME must be absolute or relative or can be either, and nothing, in
> the relative case, that says what directory is assumed.
>
> The doc should state that FILENAME can be absolute or relative, and if
> relative then directory `default-directory' is assumed.
That's how all relative file names work in Emacs. It doesn't need to be
restated every place a FILENAME is discussed. Closing.
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2012-02-04 16:44 bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates Drew Adams
2012-09-17 0:17 ` Drew Adams
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