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24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy

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From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
To: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:11:59 +0100

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> 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. 
Agree, but for this use case the connection is already open so there is
not really a cost with remote access.
But anyway as Michael point we need to test also user, method.. to much!
So this method is not suitable anyway.
>> 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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