From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#975: ffap C-x d vs file[names]like[this] Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:38:44 -0400 Message-ID: <9hskrzd8cr.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> Reply-To: Glenn Morris , 975@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1221606492 342 80.91.229.12 (16 Sep 2008 23:08:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:08:12 +0000 (UTC) To: 975@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 17 01:09:09 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KfjfL-0002of-CC for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:09:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37024 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KfjeJ-0006p0-CD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:59 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kfje2-0006P5-K4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kfje0-0006It-Mg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44892 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kfje0-0006Id-4w for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:40 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:48307) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kfjdz-0004MG-1K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m8GN7YIk015994; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:07:34 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m8GMo2TY008562; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:50:02 -0700 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Glenn Morris Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:50:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 975 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 975-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B975.12216048496232 (code B ref 975); Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:50:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 975) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 16 Sep 2008 22:40:49 +0000 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m8GMeeAh006226; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:41 -0700 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KfjC0-0007Zo-JD; Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:38:44 -0400 X-Spook: Ortega SSL COSCO Leitrim munitions threat White Water emc X-Ran: g;M4~(8EBO5Xg'/tl<9q< X-Hue: cyan X-Attribution: GM User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:07:41 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:20577 Archived-At: tags 975 notabug close 975 stop > touch 'zzzzzzz[AB]' > $ emacs -Q -f ffap-bindings . > C-x d z z TAB RET > ...no such file or directory... Repeat the example with `mkdir' rather than touch. You have called the "find a directory" command with an argument which is not a directory, after enabling a feature that tries to guess what you want. It does its best to find a matching directory, but since there are none it fails.