GNU bug report logs - #2729
23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='

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Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

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From: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:41:00 +0100

When I use dired-do-chmod to change file modes with an argument like
`g=', I get the error message

Parse error in modes near `g='

There is no such error with GNU Emacs 22.2.

In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4)
 of 2009-02-23 on regnitz
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10502000
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Roland Winkler <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc: 2729 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2729: 23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:25:57 -0400

"Roland Winkler" wrote:

> When I use dired-do-chmod to change file modes with an argument like
> `g=', I get the error message
>
> Parse error in modes near `g='

Works for me.

emacs -Q
M-x dired RET RET
(move to a file)
M g=rw

-> group permissions set to "rw".

More complex things, like "u=rw,g=r,o+r" also work fine.

What is the precise argument which causes
file-modes-symbolic-to-number to fail?
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From: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2729 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2729: 23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:18:24 +0100

On Fri Mar 20 2009 Glenn Morris wrote:
> "Roland Winkler" wrote:
> > When I use dired-do-chmod to change file modes with an argument like
> > `g=', I get the error message
>
> What is the precise argument which causes
> file-modes-symbolic-to-number to fail?

As I said in the original bug report, an argument like `g=' which
removes all permissions for group does not work for me.

Roland
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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc: 2729-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:56:29 -0400

> When I use dired-do-chmod to change file modes with an argument like
> `g=', I get the error message
>
> Parse error in modes near `g='

I've checked in a fix.  Thanks for the report.
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc: 2729 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2729: 23.0.90; file-modes-symbolic-to-number: Parse error in modes near `g='
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:54:41 -0400

"Roland Winkler" wrote:

> As I said in the original bug report, an argument like `g=' which

Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. Idiots like me need explicit recipes from
emacs -Q.
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