GNU bug report logs - #51357
26.3; Recursively copy a directory into a destination where directory already exists no longer works.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: JeppeTh <at> users.noreply.github.com

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:50:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.3

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Message #19 received at 51357 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: JeppeTh <at> users.github.com
Cc: 51357 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51357: 26.3; Recursively copy a directory into a
 destination where directory already exists no longer works
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:45:29 +0200
JeppeTh <at> users.noreply.github.com writes:

> Emacs:
> M-x find-file RET /some/directory RET
> Move cursor to  sub_directory
> 'C' and then /tmp/ RET
> Will work in case /tmp/sub_directory doesn't exist.
> Then press 'C' again and /tmp/ RET
> Will now fail. 

Thanks; with that recipe I can reproduce the issue.

> Fails in emacs 27 as well.
> Haven't tried emacs 25 - but works in 24.5

It fails in 25.1, so I guess this changed between 24.5 and 25.1.

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