GNU bug report logs - #10523
24.0.92; Wrong init value for eshell-windows-shell-file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ljung <lars <at> matholka.se>

Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:48:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.0.92

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ljung <lars <at> matholka.se>
Cc: 10523 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10523: 24.0.92; Wrong init value for eshell-windows-shell-file
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:11:18 +0200

> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:45:50 +0100
> From: Lars Ljung <lars <at> matholka.se>
> 
> The function eshell-invoke-batch-file expects that
> eshell-windows-shell-file points to something with the behaviour of
> cmd.exe. Currently it defaults to the path to cmdproxy.exe (the default
> value of shell-file-name), which will not work properly.

Why doesn't it work properly?  Can you give a simple test case where
it fails, and explain why?

Thanks.
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