From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7112: 24.0.50; [PATCH] `ls-lisp-insert-directory' should be no-op for empty FILE Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:06:46 +0200 Message-ID: References: <68BA79A0F7304F01870834FE12F89A36@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1312315784 3585 80.91.229.12 (2 Aug 2011 20:09:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 20:09:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7112@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 02 22:09:39 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHW-0002ZJ-1W for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:09:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47163 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHV-0000cR-EU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:37 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:60758) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHS-0000c9-FH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:35 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHR-0003hb-G2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:34 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:44576) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHR-0003hS-3I for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHu-0002oI-AL; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:10:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:10:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7112 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 7112-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7112.131231578610767 (code B ref 7112); Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:10:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7112) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Aug 2011 20:09:46 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHb-0002nV-NX for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:46 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLHZ-0002nN-3T for 7112@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:09:42 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QoLGy-0000DB-2S; Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:09:04 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:13:59 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Ultra Vivid Scene's _Mercy Seat_ X-MailScanner-ID: 1QoLGy-0000DB-2S MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1312920544.23653@yUWEY7RxzFdzshwTXUYj/w X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:10:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:49835 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> > (error "Args out of range: \"\", -1") >> > The reason is the following code near the end of >> > `ls-lisp-insert-directory': >> >> I think this should most likely be fixed in the caller (i.e., in >> dired.el). > > What does that mean? dired.el is a file, not a caller. dired.el should not be asking ls-lisp to list a directory called "", which is obviously something that should generate an error. >> What's the backtrace for this bug? > > Why not try it yourself, using the emacs -Q recipe: > > M-: (dired '("foobar" "111.el" "")) Why would you call this function with an empty string as a parameter? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/