GNU bug report logs - #16884
24.3.50; desktop-read should not die on non-existing directories

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Message #62 received at 16884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Sam Steingold <sds <at> gnu.org>, 16884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16884: 24.3.50;
 desktop-read should not die on non-existing directories
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:22:13 -0500

Juanma Barranquero wrote:

>> But dired-restore-desktop-buffer should trap the "glob match fails" case
>> in just the same way as it traps the "no such directory" case.
>
> Yes, if (dired "/nonexistent") errors out, we should catch it when
> restoring desktop.el. And it shouldn't ever be a with-demoted-errors,
> failing to restore buffers in desktop.el is quite silent, just a
> message at the end "X frames, Y buffers restored, Z failed to
> restore."

If you've got time to implement this nicety, go for it.
I just went with with-demoted-errors, with is consistent with the
existing "no such directory" case.

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