GNU bug report logs - #40099
28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] Different working dir of .eln files is not expected by pdf-tools

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From: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 40099 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#40099: 28.0.50;
 [feature/native-comp] Different working dir of .eln files is not
 expected by pdf-tools
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:22:53 +0000

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com> writes:

>> We could lie (set `load-file-name` to point to the source file, for
>> example) or introduce some function to go from the `load-file-name` to
>> the "intended" origin (something like the name of the source file) and
>> update all packages to use that function?
>
> Is it even possible for a package to get the source file location
> without relying on load-file-name pointing to the same folder with the
> source file? I mean using the currently available Emacs functionality.
>
> Best,
> Ihor

Hi Ihor,

Which is the "Emacs functionality to do that"?  Is there any other way
that is not using `load-file-name`?

Andrea

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akrl <at> sdf.org

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