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: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:05:58 +0100 Message-ID: <87y5rrvz9l.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87mx9su32g.fsf@web.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> <83pqd4roav.fsf@gnu.org> <87haygx97t.fsf@gmx.de> <83k43bs89t.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1330175205 26190 80.91.229.3 (25 Feb 2012 13:06:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:06:45 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10489@debbugs.gnu.org, thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 25 14:06:43 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 1S1HKk-0000Iz-94 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:06:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58454 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HKj-0000jq-Eh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:06:41 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37797) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HKa-0000jT-RP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:06:39 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HKR-000885-5T for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:06:32 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:53373) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HKR-000881-2O for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:06:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HN0-00075i-8l for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:09:02 -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: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:09:02 +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=B10489.133017533527247 (code B ref 10489); Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:09:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10489) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Feb 2012 13:08:55 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55270 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HMr-00075O-NG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:08:54 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:48875) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1HMp-00075H-Ny for 10489@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:08:52 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 25 Feb 2012 13:06:06 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB96D1.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.150.209] by mail.gmx.net (mp027) with SMTP; 25 Feb 2012 14:06:06 +0100 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19pEMdjNcJpAJGnkIi+IB33sYLRdJmaxT3OO2Q5EW B/ynSj26bhCAWS In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:56:18 -0500") 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:57234 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> "Will know" how? Is it documented anywhere how to write a handler so >> it handles such situations? If so, please point me to that >> documentation, and perhaps I will see the light there. > > There is no right answer, in general, so no it's not documented. But at > least the file handler's writer, thanks to his knowledge of the special > semantics of his handler, should be able to write something useful. Existing handlers behave correctly, as far as I see. But maybe we could add a sentence fo files.texi, node "Magic File Names", that a handler shall be aware of this. > Stefan Best regards, Michael.