From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1212: 23.0.60; split-string-and-unquote problems
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:42:36 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvskqojoj8.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <utzb4e7qf.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:43:20 +0200")
>> >> The list of strings will be passed to call-process or start-process
>> >> which ultimately will pass them to execv or somesuch: no shell in sight.
>> > But the original string could have been a properly quoted shell
>> > command, and those do use sh-style quoting.
>>
>> I do not understand: what makes you think it could be a properly quoted
>> shell command?
> Because you said that working with shell commands was why these
> functions were invented in the first place. And that is how they are
> used in Emacs as of now.
No, they're used to run commands. Without going through a shell.
> Are you saying that modes that work with shell commands, such as GUD,
> should not use these functions, because they don't generally support
> the full syntax of quoted shell commands?
IIUC GUD does not use a shell, so it can use this just fine.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-22 21:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-20 16:04 bug#1212: 23.0.60; split-string-and-unquote problems Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-20 17:01 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-20 19:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-20 21:30 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-20 22:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 9:25 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 10:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 11:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 11:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 11:49 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 12:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 12:50 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 12:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 13:24 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 13:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 13:44 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-21 15:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-20 17:08 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-20 19:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-20 21:28 ` Andreas Schwab
2008-10-20 22:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 1:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-21 6:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-21 15:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-21 16:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-22 2:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-22 4:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-22 14:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-22 19:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-22 21:42 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-10-22 22:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-23 1:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-23 4:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-23 4:39 ` Miles Bader
2008-10-23 13:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-21 1:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-21 1:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-10-20 22:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-10-20 22:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
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