GNU bug report logs - #52004
dired-rename-subdir-2: Expected to find ‘/tmp/a/./’ in headerline of /tmp/a/

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2021 18:57:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: confirmed

Merged with 21537, 30578

Found in versions 24.5, 26.0

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 52004 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 52004 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52004: dired-rename-subdir-2: Expected to find
 ‘/tmp/a/./’ in headerline of /tmp/a/
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 15:28:32 +0200

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

>> $ mkdir /tmp/a /tmp/b
>> $ emacs -Q /tmp/a
>> Put the cursor on the "." line, and hit R and try and move it to /tmp/b .
>> Overwrite ‘/tmp/b’? [Type yn!q or C-h] y
>> dired-rename-subdir-2: Expected to find ‘/tmp/a/./’ in headerline of /tmp/a/

I've now made it refuse to rename . and .. -- doing so is just too
confusing even if it worked.
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