GNU bug report logs - #37576
27.0.50; [Windows] "Permission denied" error from call-process if executable not found

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 19:45:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>, 37576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37576: 27.0.50; [Windows] "Permission denied" error from call-process if executable not found
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:02:43 +0200

On Okt 02 2019, Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> When the search fails, Emacs is now reporting "permission denied" if some
> PATH element was non-existent, or "no such file or directory" otherwise. At
> least on Windows.

And that is a bug.  A PATH element pointing to a non-existing directory
should be ignored.

Andreas.

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