GNU bug report logs - #17467
24.3; locate-library returning spurious path

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alex Kosorukoff <alex <at> 3form.com>

Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 16:51:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Alex Kosorukoff <alex <at> 3form.com>
Cc: 17467 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17467: 24.3; locate-library returning spurious path
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 13:37:12 -0400

Alex Kosorukoff wrote:

> I found this issue because (locate-library "tramp") was returning
> "/home/alex/.emacs.d/trump" not "../lisp/net/trum.elc".

I assume there are some typos there...

Anyway, sounds like you have your ~/.emacs.d directory in load-path?
You are strongly encouraged not to do that.
Newer Emacs will in fact warn you about it.
Because you can get problems just like this one! :)
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