Did someone modify default-directory?

Did someone modify default-directory?

[John Wiegley]

One of the things I've noticed in Emacs trunk is that in Eshell when I type "cd ~", I see this:

  /Users/johnw $

But in Emacs 23 I see this:

  ~ $

I have been searching through the ChangeLog, but cannot see why default-directory should be an expanded name in Eshell buffers, when it isn't if I visit the ~ directory using dired, for example.  Does anyone have some light to shed for me?

Thanks, John

Re: Did someone modify default-directory?

[Stefan Monnier]

> I have been searching through the ChangeLog, but cannot see why

IIUC it was a change in `cd':

  * files.el (cd-absolute): Don't abbreviate-file-name (bug#4599).

> default-directory should be an expanded name in Eshell buffers, when
> it isn't if I visit the ~ directory using dired, for example.

Could you give us the steps that lead to it being ~ rather than /Users/johnw?

> Does anyone have some light to shed for me?

When displaying it, you'll want to use abbreviate-file-name I think.


        Stefan