Your bug report #8254: race condition in dired.c's scmp function which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 8254@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 8254: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=8254 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems