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

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de
Subject: Re: bug#10489: 24.0.92;
	dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:41:21 +0200

> From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:14:01 -0800
> Cc: 10489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> FWIW, this is what Bookmark+ uses, based on some input from Michael:
> 
> (defun bmkp-same-file-p (file1 file2)
>   "Return non-nil if FILE1 and FILE2 name the same file.
> If either name is not absolute, then it is expanded relative to
> `default-directory' for the test."
>   (and (equal (file-remote-p file1) (file-remote-p file2))
>        (string= (file-truename (expand-file-name file1))
>                 (file-truename (expand-file-name file2)))))

Which is obviously wrong on case-insensitive filesystems.
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