GNU bug report logs - #15417
(compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory found via CDPATH environment variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:58:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15417: (compile "cd /u*r && ... cd: No such directory found
 via CDPATH environment variable
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:44:02 -0600

On 9/19/13 4:55 AM, jidanni <at> jidanni.org wrote:
> 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...

Why is this a bug?  i.e. is there a /u*r directory, and do its permissions
allow you to cd to it (executable bit set for user/group/other as appropriate)?

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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