GNU bug report logs - #17330
files.el cd-absolute overcome false negative from file-executable-p

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Reported by: Philip Hodges <philip.hodges <at> bluewin.ch>

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 20:57:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Philip Hodges <philip.hodges <at> bluewin.ch>, 17330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17330: files.el cd-absolute overcome false negative from file-executable-p
Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 18:44:46 -0400

> I'd still like to hear if file-accessible-directory-p does any better
> than file-executable-p. At least on !DOS_NT, it seems to be something a
> bit different.

Indeed file-accessible-directory-p would probably be better than
file-executable-p.  Whether it's sufficiently better to keep the error,
I don't know.

>> I think the simplest solution for now is to turn the error into a warning.
> Sounds good, but might be annoying on Unix platforms; if as you say
> this situation is impossible there an error might be clearer for them.

Agreed.


        Stefan
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