GNU bug report logs - #4823
w32 paths `substitute-in-file-name' fails when environmental variable is set for \\ style paths:

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4823: closed (w32 paths `substitute-in-file-name' fails when
 environmental variable  is set for \\ style paths:)
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:49:02 +0000

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From: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: w32 paths `substitute-in-file-name' fails when environmental variable 
	is set for \\ style paths:
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:19:44 -0400

w32 paths `substitute-in-file-name' fails when environmental variable
is set for \\ style paths:

;; :SITUATION-1 w/out trailing `\\'
(setenv "HOME2" "C:\\home\\me")
(getenv "HOME2")
;=> "C:\\home\\me"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2\\.emacs")
;=> "C:\\home\\me/emacs"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2/.emacs")
;=>"C:\\home\\me/.emacs"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2.emacs")
;=> "C:\\home\\me.emacs"

;; :SITUATION-2 with trailing `\\'
(setenv "HOME2" "C:\\home\\me\\")
(getenv "HOME2")
;=> "C:\\home\\me\\"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2\\.emacs")
;=> "/.emacs"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2\.emacs")
;=> "C:\\home\\me\\.emacs"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2//.emacs")
;=> "/.emacs"
(substitute-in-file-name "$HOME2.emacs")
;=> "C:\\home\\me\\.emacs"

;; ON FOLLOWING SYSTEM:
GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-06-30 on LENNART-69DE564 (patched)



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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: 4823-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4823: w32 paths `substitute-in-file-name' fails when
	environmental variable is set for \\ style paths:
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 03:47:18 +0200

> I'm closing this one

No, *now* I'm closing it...

    Juanma
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