GNU bug report logs - #18318
24.4.50; doc of `file-readable-p'

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:15:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.4.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 18318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18318: 24.4.50; doc of `file-readable-p'
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:23:30 +0300

> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:32:01 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 18318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> What is misleading is that a reader might well not think that a
> directory name will return a non-nil value, and so assume that s?he
> can do things with it such as insert its contents in a buffer etc.

And she can, indeed, at least on some systems.
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