GNU bug report logs - #12917
24.3.50; file-executable-p return value incorrect for directories on Windows

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From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50;
	file-executable-p return value incorrect for directories on Windows
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:22:41 +0000

On the trunk, `file-executable-p' now seems to return nil for (all?)
accessible directories. For instance, this makes most "vc-" commands fail.
This happens with Windows XP and Windows 7.

For a recipe from `emacs -Q' see the recent input and recent messages
sections below.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601)
 of 2012-11-17 on MACHINE
Bzr revision: 110920 rgm <at> gnu.org-20121117112058-gmycra5a7i3zkvac
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --cflags -I c:/gnuwin32/include --ldflags
 -L c:/gnuwin32/lib'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: ENG
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
M-: ( f i l e - e x e c u t a b l e - p SPC " ~ " ) <return>
M-x r e p o r t - e m a c s - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
nil

Message #10 received at 12917-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12917-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12917: 24.3.50;
	file-executable-p return value incorrect for directories on Windows
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:27:37 +0200

> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:22:41 +0000
> From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
> 
> On the trunk, `file-executable-p' now seems to return nil for (all?)
> accessible directories. For instance, this makes most "vc-" commands fail.
> This happens with Windows XP and Windows 7.

Thanks.

I found this problem independently 2.5 hours ago and fixed it in
revision 110923.  (It is always recommended to try sync'ing with the
repository before reporting a bug.)

Closing the bug report.

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