From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
Cc: 44343@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#44343: 28.0.50; wdired: spurious error message when changing permissions
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:45:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h7qa1jrl.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pn4ycvfp.fsf@web.de> (Michael Heerdegen's message of "Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:38:18 +0100")
On Okt 31 2020, Michael Heerdegen wrote:
> But when I read the implementation of `wdired-do-perm-changes'
> correctly, it uses the return value of `set-file-modes' to decide
> whether setting modes succeeded. This function always returns nil,
> however.
Right, it reports failures via error.
> The second, minor issue is that a problem with changing permission bits
> is reported as a failed "rename action".
I have removed "rename" from the message, since wdired can already
perform three different types of actions.
Andreas.
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2020-10-31 14:38 bug#44343: 28.0.50; wdired: spurious error message when changing permissions Michael Heerdegen
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