Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy

From: Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:03:36 +0100

Hi Michael,

Michael Albinus <[email-masked]> writes:

> Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Hi Stefan and Michael,
>
> Hi Thierry,
>
>> 1) A function to compare filenames locally.
>> 2) A tramp handler for this function.
>> 3) A function to check if file1 is subdir of file2, locally also.
>> 4) A tramp handler for this one also?
>>
>> We have more or less 1 and 3, need tramp handlers for them.
>
> 1 and 3 can be done without Tramp and ange-ftp handlers.

Yes we have already 1 and 3, (though 3 could be achieved differently as
Stefan suggest, don't know)

> Those handlers could be written easily afterwards; whether they shall
> be added to Emacs 24.1 depends on the release plans (which I don't
> know). If 24.1 will be released soon, I would be in favor to add the
> handlers after the release.
Sound good.

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  Thierry
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