GNU bug report logs - #18716
24.3; dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB

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Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:51:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Done: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #68 received at 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
Cc: 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>,
 Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: Re: bug#18716: 24.3;
 dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:15:42 -0400

>>> LGPL is used, it should be in a file called COPYING.LESSER. 
>> Duh!  ".LESSER" is also a completely silly extension.
> It's a name, not an extension.

Hmm... let's see

   M-: (file-name-extension "COPYING.LESSER") RET
=>
   "LESSER"

Nope, sorry.  And in case you'd argue that Elisp is biased in my favor:

   Python 2.7.7 (default, Jun  3 2014, 23:36:29) 
   [GCC 4.8.2] on linux2
   Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
   >>> import os
   >>> fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext('COPYING.LESSER')
   >>> fileExtension
   '.LESSER'
   >>>

It looks like an extension to me, to Elisp, and to Python.  Feel free to
check with other tools.


        Stefan
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