GNU bug report logs - #10307
23.3; Shell fails to run when current-working-directory is not existant

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ashok Gautham <scriptdevil <at> fastmail.fm>

Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:51:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ashok Gautham <scriptdevil <at> fastmail.fm>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.3; Shell fails to run when current-working-directory is not
	existant
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:41:01 +0530

* Steps to reproduce bug
1. C-x C-f ~/nonExistant/foo.txt 

   not do this because I want to use the shell to run a command that
   (Message: Type M-x make-directory RET RET to create directory) I do
   would create this for me.

2. M-x shell
   (Message: No such file or directory) Shell does not open

* Expected Behaviour
1. Open shell with nearest parent directory that is alive
   (or)
2. Prompt for the working-directory for shell
   (or in the worst case)
3. Die with an Error: Shell cannot work without an existing current
   directory
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