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* bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates
@ 2012-02-04 16:44 Drew Adams
  2012-09-17  0:17 ` Drew Adams
  2014-02-09  5:17 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2012-02-04 16:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 10722

See (elisp) `Testing Accessibility', and the doc strings of the
predicates described in that node.
 
I see nothing that tells you how the argument FILENAME is used to check
existing files.  In particular, there is nothing that says whether
FILENAME must be absolute or relative or can be either, and nothing, in
the relative case, that says what directory is assumed.
 
The doc should state that FILENAME can be absolute or relative, and if
relative then directory `default-directory' is assumed.

In GNU Emacs 24.0.93.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2012-01-29 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --no-opt --cflags
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include --ldflags
 -LD:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/lib'
 






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* bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates
  2012-02-04 16:44 bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates Drew Adams
@ 2012-09-17  0:17 ` Drew Adams
  2014-02-09  5:17 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2012-09-17  0:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 10722

ping






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* bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates
  2012-02-04 16:44 bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates Drew Adams
  2012-09-17  0:17 ` Drew Adams
@ 2014-02-09  5:17 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2014-02-09  5:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 10722

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> See (elisp) `Testing Accessibility', and the doc strings of the
> predicates described in that node.
>
> I see nothing that tells you how the argument FILENAME is used to check
> existing files.  In particular, there is nothing that says whether
> FILENAME must be absolute or relative or can be either, and nothing, in
> the relative case, that says what directory is assumed.
>
> The doc should state that FILENAME can be absolute or relative, and if
> relative then directory `default-directory' is assumed.

That's how all relative file names work in Emacs.  It doesn't need to be
restated every place a FILENAME is discussed.  Closing.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/





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