From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com>
Cc: 43374@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:36:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875z8hyf1f.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200913124218.qybjreq7ycsfzzpn@E15-2016.optimum.net> (Boruch Baum's message of "Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:42:18 -0400")
Boruch Baum <boruch_baum@gmx.com> writes:
> based upon the function's docstring, I was expecting the following to
> return nil for a non-existing directory. Instead, it returns a string of
> the non-existing directory.
>
> (read-directory-name "Directory: " nil nil t nil)
I'm not sure what you mean here. If I eval that form and type "foo",
then Emacs just beeps at me and says "[No match]".
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-09-13 13:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-09-13 12:42 bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg Boruch Baum
2020-09-13 13:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2020-09-13 14:44 ` Boruch Baum
2020-09-13 14:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-13 15:02 ` Boruch Baum
2020-09-13 15:08 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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