GNU bug report logs - #43375
26.1: file-directory-p returns t for empty string

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:48:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>, 43375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43375: 26.1: file-directory-p returns t for empty string
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:40:45 -0400

Thanks

On 2020-09-13 15:34, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:
>
> > This is not a bug, as Emacs always works with expanded and canonicalized
> > file names (the result of applying expand-file-name).
>
> Yup.  It should be documented, though, so I've now mentioned this quirk
> in the doc string in Emacs 28.
>

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