GNU bug report logs - #27300
Subject: 25.2; (E)Shell command completion fails when folder in PATH is not readable

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Message #10 received at 27300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 27300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#27300: Subject: 25.2;
 (E)Shell command completion fails when folder in PATH is not readable
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:14:39 -0400

Bug reassigned to emacs (ended up in wrong package due to odd To: field
in original report).

Pierre Neidhardt wrote:

> - Make one PATH member non-readable
>
> 	$ chmod -r /path/to/some/bin/folder
>
> - Start `emacs -Q`.
> - M-x shell
> - Press "e<TAB>" (any letter will do)
>
> I get the following error:
>
> 	(file-error "Opening directory" "Permission denied" "/path/to/some/bin/folder")
>
> While a warning could make sense, a non-readable folder should not prevent
> completion from working.

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