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

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Package: emacs;

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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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: 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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