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: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:21:42 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> It will be hard to detect that /sudo::/foo is equal to file:///foo.
>
> Maybe (in this case it might be reasonably easy, but of course there are
> harder cases).

We would need a function `file-local-representation' or something like
this, which returns "/foo" in both file name handler implementations.
Tramp's file name handler doesn't know of URL syntax, and vice versa.

And no, I do NOT propose to add this. Sounds like overengineering to me.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.
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