GNU bug report logs - #10489
24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy

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Reported by: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:36:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: patch

Merged with 11130

Found in version 24.0.92

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Thierry Volpiatto'" <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>, <10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:57:34 -0800

For one thing, you are accessing a remote file before testing whether it is
remote according to its name, which systematically costs you a remote access
(login etc.), perhaps uselessly. 

> What about this?
> 
> (defun file-name-equal-p (name1 name2 &optional dir)
>   (let* ((n1     (file-truename (expand-file-name name1 dir)))
>          (n2     (file-truename (expand-file-name name2 dir)))
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