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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Message #8 received at 43375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 43375 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43375: 26.1: file-directory-p returns t for empty string
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:06:02 +0200

On Sep 13 2020, Boruch Baum wrote:

> I was expecting the follow to return nil, but it returns t
>
>   (file-directory-p "")

This is not a bug, as Emacs always works with expanded and canonicalized
file names (the result of applying expand-file-name).

Andreas.

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