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

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 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, 13 Jan 2012 14:18:57 +0100

>  (compare-strings (file-truename (expand-file-name name1 dir)) 0 nil
>                   (file-truename (expand-file-name name2 dir)) 0 nil
>                   read-file-name-completion-ignore-case))

I think we should push for it to be added to Emacs, if only for the
thrill of having a ChangeLog entry

2012-01-13  Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
	    Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
	    Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

	* files.el (file-name-compare): New function.

i.e., three authors for a three-line function (plus header and comments) ;-)

    Juanma
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