From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Nov 09 15:46:00 2012 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Nov 2012 20:46:00 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58434 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSg-0005dQ-Rj for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:59 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52525) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSe-0005dJ-Ef for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:57 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSU-0006lj-6b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:47 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:40623) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvST-0006le-QR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:46 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:33140) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSS-0008Bo-Dq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:45 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSP-0006k4-Rg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:44 -0500 Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:49042) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWvSP-0006jd-Kw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:45:41 -0500 Received: from ucsinet21.oracle.com (ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2) with ESMTP id qA9KjdPx003399 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:45:40 GMT Received: from acsmt356.oracle.com (acsmt356.oracle.com [141.146.40.156]) by ucsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id qA9KjcHm007685 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:45:39 GMT Received: from abhmt101.oracle.com (abhmt101.oracle.com [141.146.116.53]) by acsmt356.oracle.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id qA9KjcCJ029981 for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:45:38 -0600 Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.219.15) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:45:38 -0800 From: "Drew Adams" To: Subject: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")' Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:45:32 -0800 Message-ID: <55960B4E118E4EC8BC1385D21601FEB2@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Ac2+uymN6QF8BP1ESqqWYtF2onPgTw== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Source-IP: ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -3.4 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.4 (---) The doc, and perhaps the prompt as well, should tell users that their input must be a Lisp sexp that is read and evaluated to produce a DIRECTORY-LIST. It makes no sense to tell them only that they are to input a list of directory names. There are no doubt other commands that use `(interactive "X...")' which also need such clarification. I just happened to notice that the file-cache commands provide no help for users in this regard. In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2012-10-22 on DANI-PC Bzr revision: 110618 monnier@iro.umontreal.ca-20121022132928-232zm0fecassmhfb Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 Configured using: `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags -I../../libs/libxpm-3.5.8/include -I../../libs/libxpm-3.5.8/src -I../../libs/libpng-1.4.10 -I../../libs/zlib-1.2.6 -I../../libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include -I../../libs/jpeg-6b-4/include -I../../libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include -I../../libs/libxml2-2.7.8-w32-bin/include/libxml2 -I../../libs/gnutls-3.0.16/include -I../../libs/libiconv-1.14-2-mingw32-dev/include' From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Nov 18 00:42:15 2012 Received: (at 12846-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Nov 2012 05:42:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51913 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZxe3-0000iN-Ea for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:42:15 -0500 Received: from mail-pa0-f44.google.com ([209.85.220.44]:62188) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZxdy-0000iD-R7 for 12846-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:42:12 -0500 Received: by mail-pa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id hz11so790982pad.3 for <12846-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:41:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=CCWVBYourzGaxAMgiOwaKGM1ZJ2vhfLuVlg4ETSEbRU=; b=lZU3e7Gmg9HaS9h4UkQo/hYVgh39RdLOAY/qgtFR/DExbANtgsD8DX+Rjbj+xP7/5y x8jY/ZoTQ7RzW3/koMI54/DFdG0IWtoAT5Vrx3HbDdA4h+Q2xws+a+MW8drMroQte8wx u/CpEpjeQOo+FLcLp2OzgT5bkKN2x4mLX+g9qIhK4TU0HFWcVewqigIJhXcKa2iiXIwG WNGyM/1sSTkJtDHXLhjW5BU7eS+OJtKLqkiA8dvcXZJIv14y1hBtIKE87CQ6eFa4FohZ iYLfvvvoGKwMzVBouoyPh42oX+jc1A7VF3hVB5KjXs+elC5/BpsootmCbgDdyvfbrdBb jkRA== Received: by 10.66.85.69 with SMTP id f5mr26282601paz.50.1353217273938; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:41:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from ulysses (cm198.gamma83.maxonline.com.sg. [202.156.83.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id oj1sm3992698pbb.19.2012.11.17.21.41.09 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:41:12 -0800 (PST) From: Chong Yidong To: "Drew Adams" Subject: Re: bug#12846: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")' References: <55960B4E118E4EC8BC1385D21601FEB2@us.oracle.com> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:41:03 +0800 In-Reply-To: <55960B4E118E4EC8BC1385D21601FEB2@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:45:32 -0800") Message-ID: <87r4nr8o40.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 12846-done Cc: 12846-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) "Drew Adams" writes: > The doc, and perhaps the prompt as well, should tell users that their > input must be a Lisp sexp that is read and evaluated to produce a > DIRECTORY-LIST. It makes no sense to tell them only that they are to > input a list of directory names. I've changed these commands to avoid using interactive "X", and instead use read-file/directory-name to enter the names one by one. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Nov 18 00:57:45 2012 Received: (at 12846-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Nov 2012 05:57:45 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51921 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZxt2-00014D-PN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:57:44 -0500 Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:23156) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZxt0-000145-BZ for 12846-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:57:43 -0500 Received: from ucsinet21.oracle.com (ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2) with ESMTP id qAI5uiX0030771 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:56:45 GMT Received: from acsmt357.oracle.com (acsmt357.oracle.com [141.146.40.157]) by ucsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id qAI5uhg3015910 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:56:43 GMT Received: from abhmt117.oracle.com (abhmt117.oracle.com [141.146.116.69]) by acsmt357.oracle.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id qAI5ugUb002601; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:56:43 -0600 Received: from dradamslap1 (/71.202.147.44) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:56:42 -0800 From: "Drew Adams" To: "'Chong Yidong'" References: <55960B4E118E4EC8BC1385D21601FEB2@us.oracle.com> <87r4nr8o40.fsf@gnu.org> Subject: RE: bug#12846: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")' Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:56:34 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <87r4nr8o40.fsf@gnu.org> Thread-Index: Ac3FT1OkZdNiyZ5XSD2MJ5AruE+pEQAAhbtQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Source-IP: ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93] X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 12846-done Cc: 12846-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.6 (-) > I've changed these commands to avoid using interactive "X", > and instead use read-file/directory-name to enter the names > one by one. That sounds much better; thanks. 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