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24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")'

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#12846: closed (Re: bug#12846: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands
 that use `(interactive "X...")')
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:43:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#12846: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12846-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12846: 24.2.50;
	file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")'
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:41:03 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> 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.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.2.50; file-cach-* commands that use `(interactive "X...")'
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:45:32 -0800

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 <at> 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'
 

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