GNU bug report logs - #2068
23.0.60; dired-get-filename includes `*' for executable in name

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Packages: emacs, w32;

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

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:55:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 2068 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Chong Yidong'" <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>,
        <2068 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: 23.0.60; dired-get-filename includes `*' for executable in name
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:43:25 -0800

> > emacs -Q
> > 
> > Create a file named `grep.exe' in some directory.
> >
> > Use `C-u C-x d' to visit the directory, and specify `-alF' as the
> > listing switches.
> > 
> > Put the cursor on the line of the file named `grep.exe', which is
> > displayed as `grep.exe*' to show that it is executable.
>  
> > M-: (dired-get-filename) returns "/the/dir/to/grep.exe*"
>  
> Can't reproduce this.  If this bug exists, it's probably Windows-only.

Yes, I pretty much figured it was Windows-only.
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