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23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash

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From: "Oscar Fuentes" <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:55:32 +0200

Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers
usually do not have translators to read other languages for them.

Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org mailing list.

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

Dired can't visit a file with a backslash on its name (such as
\foo). Those files are displayed with a double backslash. If the user
presses `v' (for viewing) of `f' (for visiting) the file, an error
message is displayed:

dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update dired buffer


If Emacs crashed, and you have the Emacs process in the gdb debugger,
please include the output from the following gdb commands:
    `bt full' and `xbacktrace'.
If you would like to further debug the crash, please read the file
/usr/local/share/emacs/23.0.90/etc/DEBUG for instructions.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4)
 of 2009-02-14 on qcore
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10502000
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Dired by name

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t

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<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> C-x C-f X D i <tab> 
<return> M-x l o n g <tab> <return> C-x b <return> 
M-x <up> <return> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> C-s C-s <up> 
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<up> <up> C-s C-s C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-l C-s C-s 
C-a C-x b <return> C-l C-s C-s C-a C-x b <return> M-x 
<up> <return> C-x b <return> M-x <up> <return> C-x 
b <return> C-x b <return> C-x b <return> C-x b <return> 
C-x b <return> C-x b <return> <up> <up> C-x b <return> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> C-x b 
<return> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <options> <line-wrapping> <truncate> C-a 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <up> 
C-a C-SPC C-SPC <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> 
<up> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> C-x k <return> C-x k <return> C-x k <return> 
C-x d <up> <up> <up> <return> <down> v g <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> v <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> 
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dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update dired buffer
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Message #10 received at 2862 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Oscar Fuentes" <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Cc: 2862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:18:58 -0400

> Dired can't visit a file with a backslash on its name (such as
> \foo). Those files are displayed with a double backslash. If the user
> presses `v' (for viewing) of `f' (for visiting) the file, an error
> message is displayed:

> dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update
> dired buffer

I've checked in a fix.  Thanks.

Message #15 received at 2862 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 2862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:42:52 +0200

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

>> Dired can't visit a file with a backslash on its name (such as
>> \foo). Those files are displayed with a double backslash. If the user
>> presses `v' (for viewing) of `f' (for visiting) the file, an error
>> message is displayed:
>
>> dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update
>> dired buffer
>
> I've checked in a fix.  Thanks.

Thanks for fixing the bug that was preventing visiting the file.

Is it correct that \foo is displayed as \\foo on the dired buffer?

-- 
Oscar

Message #20 received at 2862 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Cc: 2862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.92; Dired can't visit file with backslash
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:47:07 -0400

Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es> writes:

> Thanks for fixing the bug that was preventing visiting the file.
>
> Is it correct that \foo is displayed as \\foo on the dired buffer?

Not really, but it will require a lot of work to change that (it's based
on some long-ago design decisions in Dired).

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