From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MON KEY Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: file-truename, convert-standard-filename Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:16:21 -0500 Message-ID: References: <83eikyg44u.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1265508993 23864 80.91.229.12 (7 Feb 2010 02:16:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 02:16:33 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 07 03:16:30 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NdwhK-0006Oe-6p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:16:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56151 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NdwhJ-0006Zv-GF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NdwhE-0006ZD-Uv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43715 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NdwhD-0006Y6-IU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NdwhC-0000h3-L1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-yw0-f200.google.com ([209.85.211.200]:62318) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NdwhC-0000gr-Bh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:22 -0500 Original-Received: by ywh38 with SMTP id 38so5555821ywh.6 for ; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:16:21 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.151.92.5 with SMTP id u5mr6645817ybl.114.1265508981308; Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:16:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: 6a1188c138dad5b3 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:121003 Archived-At: On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > It should be clear that `file-truename' operates on the file's name > alone; see the ``name'' part of the function's name and also the > function's doc string. It certainly is clear that it operates on a filename. What is that? It certianly is not always clear when the filename is string and when it is some other object type. > Why would one be confused about that? These are assumptions which cause problems. Why would one not be? > Or are you talking about some other function(s)? I'm talking about the general shift which seems to occur when it is convenient for a handler to treat a file as an object or a string depending on the context. While the context may be clear to the geese I doubt it is as transparent to the gander. /s_P\