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

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Package: emacs;

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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Message #321 received at 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Thierry Volpiatto' <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#10489: 24.0.92;
	dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:25:10 +0100

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

>> I don't understand why you use expand-file-name here:
>> file-truename does it for you anyway.
>
> That's true, but only for Emacs 24+.  Is there any chance that this
> code will be used (say by Tramp) with Emacs < 24, where
> `file-truename' does not expand a relative file name?

"This code" belongs to a function introduced with Emacs 24. Tramp cannot
use it for older/other Emacsen, because it does not exist there :-)

If Tramp *emulates* this code, it is responsible to do it correctly.

Best regards, Michael.
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