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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Subject: Re: bug#10489: 24.0.92;
	dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:40:37 -0500

>> if both FILE1 and FILE2 do not exist. Either it is a bug, or it must
>> be documented.

Since file-equal-p checks equality of *files* as opposed to equality of
file *names*, all we need to do is to remind (in the docstring) that
this predicate is only defined on existing files.


        Stefan
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