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24.3.50; shell-command fails with w32-downcase-file-names

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13661: closed (24.3.50;  shell-command fails with
 w32-downcase-file-names)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:40:02 +0000

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From: <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.3.50;  shell-command fails with w32-downcase-file-names
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:35:15 +0000

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The `shell-command' function fails if `w32-downcase-file-names' is true.


Recipe from -Q:
M-: (setq SPC w32-downcase-file-names SPC t) RET

M-! dir <return>


Result:
(Shell command failed with error)
shell-command-on-region: File exists: c:/users/buster/appdata/local/temp/emxxxxxx


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.2.9200)
 of 2013-02-08 on MACHINE
Bzr revision: 111700 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca-20130208174209-vpjpdh4qipaceoh5
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.2.9200
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:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  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:
( s e t q SPC w 3 2 - d o w n c a s e - f i l e - n 
a m e s SPC t ) C-x C-e M-! g c c SPC - - v e r s i 
o n <return> M-x r e p o r t - e m a c s w - b u g
<return>


Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
t
(Shell command failed with error)
shell-command-on-region: File exists: c:/users/buster/appdata/local/temp/emxxxxxx


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None found.


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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: rcopley <at> gmail.com
Cc: 13661-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13661: 24.3.50;
	shell-command fails with w32-downcase-file-names
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:38:54 +0200

> From: <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:35:15 +0000
> 
> The `shell-command' function fails if `w32-downcase-file-names' is true.
> 
> 
> Recipe from -Q:
> M-: (setq SPC w32-downcase-file-names SPC t) RET
> 
> M-! dir <return>
> 
> 
> Result:
> (Shell command failed with error)
> shell-command-on-region: File exists: c:/users/buster/appdata/local/temp/emxxxxxx

Damn that w32-downcase-file-names option!  Why are people still using
it in the year 2013??

Thanks; fixed in revision 111711.

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