From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
Cc: 12517@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12517: 24.2; (file-name-directory "~") returns nil
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2r4pp45ng.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m1fw65a4v5.fsf@gmail.com> (Leo's message of "Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:35:10 +0800")
Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
> I was bitten by this corner case that (file-name-directory "~") returns
> nil. I wonder if this is a bug/oversight?
That's not different from (file-name-directory "a"). The function works
purely textual and does not expand the argument, you have to call
expand-file-name yourself.
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-26 7:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-26 2:35 bug#12517: 24.2; (file-name-directory "~") returns nil Leo
2012-09-26 7:14 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2012-09-26 13:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-09-26 7:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-09-26 16:26 ` Leo
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