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(compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory found via CDPATH environment variable

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15417: closed ((compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory
 found via CDPATH environment variable)
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 23:36:02 +0000

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: (compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory found via CDPATH
 environment variable
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:55:45 +0800

Cannot do
(compile "cd /u*r && echo wow")
will get
cd: No such directory found via CDPATH environment variable

OK, but add "kindly don't use wildcards" etc. to tell the user this is
intentional if so...

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15417-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15417: (compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory found
 via CDPATH environment variable
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:35:35 -0400

> Sure, sorry for the delay:

Thanks, installed.  There are still many ways to make the code fail, tho.
I think the better solution would be to pass the whole argument to
a shell, so we get the actually correct expansion.


        Stefan

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