From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Listing directory failes
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:38 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k5i07y1h.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 68ofr3F2tgac1U1@mid.individual.net
"Paul Batt" <paul.batt@pbatt.ch> writes:
> I installed Emacs 22.1 for NSLU2/Unslung (an embedded Linux) and when I do
> Ctrl-X F I get the usural "Find file: ~/" and after pressing Ret "Listing
> directory failed but 'access-file' worked". Something seems to be missing,
> but what? I'm no expert; where should I look? Thanks a lot,
> Paul
>
>
By default, I think dired uses/relies on the 'ls' function of the
shell. This may not be available on an embedded system or it may be
providing output in a format not familiar to dired. Try switching to
using the emulation of ls in elisp - check the customize options for
dired and ls-lisp.
Tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-12 7:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-11 14:57 Listing directory failes Paul Batt
2008-05-12 7:59 ` Tim X [this message]
2008-05-13 14:31 ` Paul Batt
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