From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:25:10 +0100 Message-ID: <87pqd4dwrd.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87mx9su32g.fsf@web.de> <871uqz651u.fsf@gmx.de> <87pqd89lh4.fsf@gmail.com> <87mx8b3nvb.fsf@gmail.com> <87pqd6wnvv.fsf@gmail.com> <87d395y1w0.fsf@gmail.com> <87zkc8x04p.fsf@gmail.com> <87vcmwwvk7.fsf@gmail.com> <834nugtwqf.fsf@gnu.org> <87r4xkwhky.fsf@gmail.com> <83vcmws3bs.fsf@gnu.org> <87ehtkwaiz.fsf@gmail.com> <87wr7cgsm3.fsf@gmx.de> <8762eww77b.fsf@gmail.com> <448B2DBD622541A9821AC6454974902C@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1330100808 17306 80.91.229.3 (24 Feb 2012 16:26:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:26:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10489@debbugs.gnu.org, 'Thierry Volpiatto' To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 24 17:26:46 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xyg-0000Ci-GW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:26:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56672 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xyf-0001sf-TT for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:26:37 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55171) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xyX-0001gY-Jn for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:26:35 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xyW-0005hy-AH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:26:29 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:52464) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xyW-0005hn-6Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:26:28 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S0y10-0002yL-B7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:29:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Michael Albinus Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10489 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 10489-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10489.133010088111343 (code B ref 10489); Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:29:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10489) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Feb 2012 16:28:01 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54361 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S0y00-0002wp-RO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:28:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:50421) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S0xzy-0002wb-9x for 10489@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:27:59 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 24 Feb 2012 16:25:17 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB94C0.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.148.192] by mail.gmx.net (mp012) with SMTP; 24 Feb 2012 17:25:17 +0100 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/9ZeBncKj9qSpSeEi3yc9FIhtCpT8SW+zcDu4dCQ oyuoArJrORpOCK In-Reply-To: <448B2DBD622541A9821AC6454974902C@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:15:20 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.93 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:57180 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> I don't understand why you use expand-file-name here: >> file-truename does it for you anyway. > > That's true, but only for Emacs 24+. Is there any chance that this > code will be used (say by Tramp) with Emacs < 24, where > `file-truename' does not expand a relative file name? "This code" belongs to a function introduced with Emacs 24. Tramp cannot use it for older/other Emacsen, because it does not exist there :-) If Tramp *emulates* this code, it is responsible to do it correctly. Best regards, Michael.