From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:47 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87mx9su32g.fsf@web.de> <878vjrxpej.fsf@gmx.de> <87pqd3i8ky.fsf@gmail.com> <87ipiuvsbw.fsf@gmx.de> <87k439gyu5.fsf@gmail.com> <87fwdwhizm.fsf@gmail.com> <87bookhfcn.fsf@gmail.com> <87aa44o7qo.fsf@gmail.com> <87ty2c490n.fsf@gmail.com> <87r4xgkt2b.fsf@gmail.com> <87obskum9i.fsf@gmx.de> <874nuc9bao.fsf@gmail.com> <874nubzdsu.fsf@gmail.com> <87zkc3xwdn.fsf@gmail.com> <87k437o1hm.fsf@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1330466092 19744 80.91.229.3 (28 Feb 2012 21:54:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:54:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10489@debbugs.gnu.org, Thierry Volpiatto To: Michael Albinus Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 28 22:54:51 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S2V0U-00015N-Bw for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:54:50 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45386 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S2V0T-0005us-Qe for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:49 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59860) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S2V0D-0005uC-LA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:48 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S2Uzx-0006qU-V3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:33 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47845) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S2Uzx-0006qN-Rh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:17 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S2Uzi-0000Nj-An for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10489 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 10489-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10489.13304660161433 (code B ref 10489); Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10489) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Feb 2012 21:53:36 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54676 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S2UzI-0000Mu-71 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:53:36 -0500 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:58199) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S2Uz6-0000MW-6d for 10489@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:53:25 -0500 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q1SJTlfC014153; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:47 -0500 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 277CFB4166; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:47 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87k437o1hm.fsf@gmx.de> (Michael Albinus's message of "Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:34:13 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV4146=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.2.0.9309 : core <4146> : streams <733154> : uri <1073869> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:57363 Archived-At: > `files-equal-p' still returns t for two non-existing files. Shall be > fixed too. I don't see why that should be fixed: files-equal-p only works for existing files. If one or both of the files don't exist, the return value is unspecified. Oh, yes, the doc needs to be fixed to say it clearly. > Btw, this is the only primitive function which has the prefix "files-", > all other start with prefix "file-". Is this necessary? Agreed, using "file-" would be better. Stefan