GNU bug report logs - #4674
23.1; UNC paths and file-relative-directory

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Message #13 received at 4674-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>, 4674-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	4673-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4674: 23.1; UNC paths and file-relative-directory
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:55:28 +0200

> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:54:38 +0100
> From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 
> 
> The function `file-relative-directory' has logic to detect when the
> two given paths are part of two separate directory trees, and to
> return the absolute file name in such cases. That logic does not catch
> the case when the two given paths are UNC paths on different servers.
> For example, on my present network (where there are computers named
> IOBATES and KERES), the form (file-relative-name "//iobates/e/temp"
> "//keres/e/temp") returns "../../../iobates/e/temp", which is not a
> valid relative path to "//iobates/e/temp" from "//keres/e/temp". This
> is therefore a bug.

Thanks, I fixed this now on the Emacs-23 branch.

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