GNU bug report logs - #13013
24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory

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Reported by: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:25:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
Cc: 13013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:52:47 +0200

> From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:23:08 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii writes:
> > Because Windows 7 doesn't put a 8+3 alias into TEMP, but instead uses
> > the full long file name.  Probably because XP still supports DOS
> > programs (via NTVDM), while Windows 7 tossed that support.
> 
> Win7 may not support DOS programs, but it still supports 8+3 filenames,

Of course it does.  I never said it didn't.  I attempted to explain
why XP sets TEMP to something like C:\DOCUME~1\USERNAME\LOCALS~1\Temp,
whereas Windows 7 sets it to C:\Users\USERNAME\APPDATA\Local\Temp.
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