* bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists
@ 2010-06-06 13:18 jidanni
2010-06-07 1:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-06-07 1:51 ` jidanni
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From: jidanni @ 2010-06-06 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 6363
Try this, oh five times.
(dired-create-directory "/media/")
Yup, if the directory already exists, there is no error. Nothing.
Nor does the docstring say what the deal is.
emacs-version "24.0.50.1"
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* bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists
2010-06-06 13:18 bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists jidanni
@ 2010-06-07 1:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-06-07 1:51 ` jidanni
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2010-06-07 1:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jidanni; +Cc: 6363
> Try this, oh five times.
> (dired-create-directory "/media/")
> Yup, if the directory already exists, there is no error. Nothing.
Why is that a problem?
Stefan
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* bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists
2010-06-06 13:18 bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists jidanni
2010-06-07 1:26 ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2010-06-07 1:51 ` jidanni
2010-06-07 18:12 ` Juri Linkov
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: jidanni @ 2010-06-07 1:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: monnier; +Cc: 6363
>>>>> "SM" == Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> Try this, oh five times.
>> (dired-create-directory "/media/")
>> Yup, if the directory already exists, there is no error. Nothing.
SM> Why is that a problem?
Because it is an interactive command.
One wants proper
$ mkdir /media/
mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/': File exists
interactive feedback.
If you want -p style action, add an option and document it.
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* bug#6363: dired-create-directory doesn't say anything if directory already exists
2010-06-07 1:51 ` jidanni
@ 2010-06-07 18:12 ` Juri Linkov
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Juri Linkov @ 2010-06-07 18:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jidanni; +Cc: 6363
>>> Try this, oh five times.
>>> (dired-create-directory "/media/")
>>> Yup, if the directory already exists, there is no error. Nothing.
>
> SM> Why is that a problem?
>
> Because it is an interactive command.
> One wants proper
>
> $ mkdir /media/
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/': File exists
>
> interactive feedback.
>
> If you want -p style action, add an option and document it.
Maybe the problem is that `make-directory' doesn't signal an error
when PARENTS is set? The docstring of `make-directory' says:
If DIR already exists as a directory, signal an error, unless PARENTS is set.
And `dired-create-directory' calls `make-directory' with PARENTS=t.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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