From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12517: 24.2; (file-name-directory "~") returns nil Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:43 +0200 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1348643721 9586 80.91.229.3 (26 Sep 2012 07:15:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:15:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12517@debbugs.gnu.org To: Leo Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 26 09:15:25 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 1TGlq9-0000yT-BB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:15:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52641 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlq3-0007xx-UR for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:15:19 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36700) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpw-0007xo-C0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:15:17 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpq-0000YR-AN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:15:12 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:46673) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpq-0000XS-6t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:15:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpm-0007R6-5j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:15:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:15:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12517 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12517-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12517.134864368528529 (code B ref 12517); Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:15:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12517) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Sep 2012 07:14:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56219 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpV-0007Q5-Bz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:14:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]:43899) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGlpS-0007Pp-Hn for 12517@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:14:43 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend1.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.180]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3XRVlS59Xpz4KK2M; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:44 +0200 (CEST) X-Auth-Info: yp7Yqx//IaNfSqsNgYMn07qAGt+FLTl//ChWmTRARlE= Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-88-217-99-78.dynamic.mnet-online.de [88.217.99.78]) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 3XRVlS3RgJzbbtf; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:44 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 501) id EE67DCA2A5; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:43 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: YOW!! What should the entire human race DO?? Consume a fifth of CHIVAS REGAL, ski NUDE down MT. EVEREST, and have a wild SEX WEEKEND! In-Reply-To: (Leo's message of "Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:35:10 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2 (gnu/linux) 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:64905 Archived-At: Leo 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. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."