GNU bug report logs - #28258
26.0.50; [PATCH] Let file-name-base succeed when buffer-file-name is nil

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>

Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 02:24:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 26.0.50

Done: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28258: closed (26.0.50; [PATCH] Let file-name-base succeed
 when buffer-file-name is nil)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 08:08:01 +0000
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From: Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.0.50;
 [PATCH] Let file-name-base succeed when buffer-file-name is nil
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:52:22 +0530
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Let file-name-base succeed when buffer-file-name is nil.

Hi. This is my first patch to GNU Emacs. Please let me know if it is
sensible or not.

Thanks

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From efb4f12c9083ad3930eaf5da8929d4e6b33609eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Mohammed Sadik P. K" <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:34:25 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Let file-name-base succeed when buffer-file-name is nil

FILENAME is an optional argument for file-name-base.  So it shouldn't
fail when no filename is associated with current buffer.

* lisp/files.el (file-name-base): Don't fail when buffer-file-name
is nil.
---
 lisp/files.el | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 872fc46e87..d75d402545 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -4467,8 +4467,9 @@ file-name-extension
 (defun file-name-base (&optional filename)
   "Return the base name of the FILENAME: no directory, no extension.
 FILENAME defaults to `buffer-file-name'."
-  (file-name-sans-extension
-   (file-name-nondirectory (or filename (buffer-file-name)))))
+  (let ((filename (or filename (buffer-file-name))))
+    (and filename
+        (file-name-sans-extension (file-name-nondirectory filename)))))
 
 (defcustom make-backup-file-name-function
   #'make-backup-file-name--default-function
-- 
2.11.0

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 of 2017-08-27 built on rose
Repository revision: 853ed4533bbddf16c50ad12ed1db70fa252715fb
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11902000
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From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 28258-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>
Subject: Re: bug#28258: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Let file-name-base succeed when
 buffer-file-name is nil
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 08:07:18 +0000
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Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com> schrieb am Di., 19. Sep. 2017 um
10:46 Uhr:

> Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com> schrieb am Di., 19. Sep. 2017 um
> 10:31 Uhr:
>
>> Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> schrieb am Di., 19. Sep. 2017 um 02:41 Uhr:
>>
>>>
>>> > I do agree that the calling convention of `file-name-base' is odd. How
>>> > about making the argument mandatory (initially only by changing the
>>> > advertised calling convention and the docstring)?
>>>
>>> Sounds good to me.
>>>
>>
>> OK, here's a patch.
>>
>
> New version of the patch, with all callers and the manual fixed.
>

Pushed to master as 1eb4e5c3c8.
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