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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
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: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:01:09 -0500

>>> `files-equal-p' still returns t for two non-existing files. Shall be
>>> fixed too.
>> I don't see why that should be fixed: files-equal-p only works for
>> existing files.  If one or both of the files don't exist, the return
>> value is unspecified.  Oh, yes, the doc needs to be fixed to say it clearly.
> Why is this better than returning nil (which is easy to achieve)?

It's not.

> Because it doesn't matter?

Yup,


        Stefan
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