From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juanma Barranquero Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6339: url-filename => "/c:/some/file.txt" Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:49:56 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87sjn6qjt2.fsf@gnu.org> <87lisyqj6i.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1317912674 18569 80.91.229.12 (6 Oct 2011 14:51:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 14:51:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Kevin Rodgers , 6339@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jason Rumney Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 06 16:51:09 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHs-0002SC-Cw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:51:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41594 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHq-0001ER-Vz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:51:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:32942) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHj-0001EH-Fy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:51:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHh-0003vX-Ps for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:50:55 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:46005) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHh-0003vT-MA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:50:53 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHq-0002QI-Ca for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:51:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juanma Barranquero Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6339 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6339-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6339.13179126539299 (code B ref 6339); Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:51:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6339) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Oct 2011 14:50:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHh-0002Pw-Ba for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:50:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pz0-f50.google.com ([209.85.210.50]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RBpHf-0002Pj-3E for 6339@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:50:52 -0400 Original-Received: by pzk37 with SMTP id 37so7204979pzk.9 for <6339@debbugs.gnu.org>; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:50:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=5KABVl2sPGXdMEB7W3PBcXBquncNf9YBnz3CJHBSPPc=; b=RcxHLf6fA+GooaCzaG+bkr7WT8SXJBpLWlSVluzJ7l9CGGSjlMYvSkTKlEpF7+7kFX xcjNy1Ldjn2uKYboopuLqIJf51R7KygAsvZF3cjhOGWJu9Ft5OA7QZa1Q2aX8XPNq0Bd poY2f3TUnoY+HmBjQusxUdWyHZyrKp2BPjkrw= Original-Received: by 10.68.14.97 with SMTP id o1mr6484933pbc.0.1317912636082; Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:50:36 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.142.223.13 with HTTP; Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:49:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87lisyqj6i.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:51:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:52285 Archived-At: On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 16:38, Jason Rumney wrote: > It is incorrect to assume that the slash is NOT part of the file portion > of the URL, when actual usage in http, ftp, gopher and file URLs on > platforms other than Windows and VMS relies on the leading slash being > preserved. [Today is my "whole disagreement day", it seems.] It's a fact that the slash is NOT part of the file portion, whatever shortcuts people have taken along the years. That said, someone who really thinks that this is a Windows-specific problem, even if it is not, can trivially "fix" it with an ugly hack. Let's hope someone does and we can close this bug report forever. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Juanma