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26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg

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From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
To: Emacs Bug Reporting <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:42:18 -0400

based upon the function's docstring, I was expecting the following to
return nil for a non-existing directory. Instead, it returns a string of
the non-existing directory.

   (read-directory-name "Directory: " nil nil t nil)



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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:36:28 +0200

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

> based upon the function's docstring, I was expecting the following to
> return nil for a non-existing directory. Instead, it returns a string of
> the non-existing directory.
>
>    (read-directory-name "Directory: " nil nil t nil)

I'm not sure what you mean here.  If I eval that form and type "foo",
then Emacs just beeps at me and says "[No match]".

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From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:44:44 -0400

On 2020-09-13 15:36, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:
>
> > based upon the function's docstring, I was expecting the following to
> > return nil for a non-existing directory. Instead, it returns a string of
> > the non-existing directory.
> >
> >    (read-directory-name "Directory: " nil nil t nil)
>
> I'm not sure what you mean here.  If I eval that form and type "foo",
> then Emacs just beeps at me and says "[No match]".

That's not the result I get. I get a string matching my input. No error
indication. I'm using version 26.1 (debian), though, so there's always
the chance this was reported and fixed for version 27?

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:52:15 +0200

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

> That's not the result I get. I get a string matching my input. No error
> indication. I'm using version 26.1 (debian), though, so there's always
> the chance this was reported and fixed for version 27?

I don't have 26.1 here, but I'm not able to reproduce it in Emacs 26.3
either (starting from -Q).

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From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 11:02:40 -0400

On 2020-09-13 15:36, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:
>
> > based upon the function's docstring, I was expecting the following to
> > return nil for a non-existing directory. Instead, it returns a string of
> > the non-existing directory.
> >
> >    (read-directory-name "Directory: " nil nil t nil)
>
> I'm not sure what you mean here.  If I eval that form and type "foo",
> then Emacs just beeps at me and says "[No match]".
>

Call this closed. By default, I use the third-party package ivy-mode for
everything involving completions; without that mode enabled, the
function operates as expected. Sorry.

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Message #20 received at 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 43374 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43374: 26.1: read-directory-name not respecting MUST-MATCH arg
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:08:44 +0200

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

> Call this closed. By default, I use the third-party package ivy-mode for
> everything involving completions; without that mode enabled, the
> function operates as expected. Sorry.

Ok; closed.  :-)

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