Re: Using `call-process-shell-command' in `process-lines'

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>]

>> Please describe the actual problem so we can find another solution
>> to it.

> There are two parts: the first one is hardcoded "find" and "grep"
> commands, which I want to replace with find-program and grep-command.
> I suppose you won't oppose to that.

> As for the problem:

>  - Running check-declare-directory as it is now (after changing "find"
> to `find-program' and "grep" to `grep-program' and suitably setting
> the variables):

> process-lines: c:/bin/gnuwin32/bin/find.exe exited with status 1
> process-lines: c:/bin/msys/bin/find.exe exited with status 1

> This is with MSYS' find ("GNU find version 4.1") and GnuWin32's find
> ("GNU find version 4.2.20").

I have no idea what this means.  Could you expand on it?

>  - After I wrap "*.el" and "^[\t ]*(check-function" in `shell-quote-argument':

> Both programs return succesfully without finding any *.el file (root
> is c:/emacs/trunk/lisp/ when I invoke check-declare-directory).

Why would you want to wrap them?  They're not passed to a shell!


        Stefan