GNU bug report logs - #17137
autoload-generate-file-autoloads should respect finder--builtins-alist

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:37:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

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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Message #21 received at 17137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 17137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17137: autoload-generate-file-autoloads should respect
 finder--builtins-alist
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:51:07 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>>> I also remember now that maybe autoload-generate-file-autoloads should
>>> simply use autoload-file-load-name instead of file-name-nondirectory.
>> Can package names contain "/" characters?
>
> Don't see why not.

I'm thinking of things like NAME-readme.txt, where NAME is eg FOO/BAR.
I would not be surprised if package.el starts throwing "No such
directory: FOO" errors. But I haven't bothered to check. A quick glance
shows that it always calls make-directory with PARENTS non-nil, so maybe
it all works out.
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