GNU bug report logs - #27801
26.0.50; Dired: Use relative file names when DIR-OR-LIST is a cons

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Reported by: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:31:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 26.0.50

Done: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
To: 27801-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#27801: 26.0.50;
 Dired: Use relative file names when DIR-OR-LIST is a cons
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:37:36 +0900

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> 2. If you call (dired (list DIR FILES)) and you want FILES
> to be relative rather than absolute, why can't you just
> (for your particular use case) use something like
> (dired (list DIR (mapcar #'dired-make-relative FILES)))?
> What am I missing?
Your right.  Thank you!
This is the proper way to do it: pass a list with
the relative names.
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