GNU bug report logs - #25807
24.5; List-Directory closes with error when invalid path is typed instead of prompting the user to fix it

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Colin <my.old.email.sucked <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 06:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 25807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Colin <my.old.email.sucked <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 25807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25807: 24.5; List-Directory closes with error when invalid
 path is typed instead of prompting the user to fix it
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:16:43 +0100

Colin <my.old.email.sucked <at> gmail.com> writes:

> If I hit `C-x C-d`, I receive the prompt `List directory (breif): ~/` - if I
> type `/tmp/foo` and hit Enter my message buffer shows `insert-directory:
> Reading directory: no such file or directory, /tmp/foo` - the prompt has
> now gone and I'm unable to fix my mistake without repeating the entire
> process.

I've now fixed this in Emacs 29.

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