GNU bug report logs - #2062
PATH can contain non-expanded variables

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Packages: emacs, w32;

Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:10:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 23.0.60

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 2062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2062: PATH can contain non-expanded variables
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:29:55 +0800

Juanma Barranquero wrote:
>   b) decide that a variable-like string of the form %VARIABLE% in a
> PATH-like value is much, much likely to be that, an unexpanded env
> var, than part of a file or directory name, and so expand it.
>   

If we decide b, then why would we only decide that for Windows (syntax 
excepted)?
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