GNU bug report logs - #11194
24.0.95; sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Cray Elliott <mp2e <at> archlinux.us>

Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.95

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: Cray Elliott <mp2e <at> archlinux.us>, 11194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11194: 24.0.95; sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:35:50 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

[Sorry for the delay, I was busy in RL last days]

> I'd be happy to hear of arguments in favor of the current behavior of
> eshell/sudo w.r.t builtins.

I've checked the implementation of eshell/sudo: It simply let-binds
default-directory to "/sudo:user <at> host:dir", and let the command like rm
run. That's why the built-in version of rm is in place.

Another implementation of sudo would not be in the spirit of eshell, I
think.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.
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