From unknown Tue Jun 17 01:48:57 2025 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: bug#5420: 23.1.91; dired-goto-file does not work with a listing of absolute file names Mail-Followup-To: "Drew Adams" , 5420@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:18:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 5420 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.12638638376562 (code B ref -1); Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:18:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jan 2010 01:17:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NX2ia-0001hn-Ja for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:16 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NX2iZ-0001hi-6U for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:15 -0500 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:34941 helo=mx10.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NX2iV-0005P9-Ax for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NX2iU-0000yT-N1 for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:11 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on monty-python X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY,X_PRIORITY_HIGH autolearn=no version=3.1.0 Received: from acsinet11.oracle.com ([141.146.126.233]:48530) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NX2iU-0000xz-8t for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:10 -0500 Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by acsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id o0J1H78x006543 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:17:08 GMT Received: from acsmt357.oracle.com (acsmt357.oracle.com [141.146.40.157]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o0J0ofv8010479 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:17:07 GMT Received: from abhmt002.oracle.com by acsmt356.oracle.com with ESMTP id 1352886321263863826; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:17:06 -0800 Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.224.25) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:17:06 -0800 From: "Drew Adams" To: Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:17:24 -0800 Message-ID: <18FFD0D211884A6E80981C22ED87DBD6@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 1 (Highest) X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcqYpSf9EQLLAqoGTcekORv1EW0TCw== Importance: High X-Message-Flag: Follow up X-Source-IP: acsmt357.oracle.com [141.146.40.157] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090206.4B550813.007B:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) emacs -Q Let A and B be the absolute file names of some existing files, possibly in different directories. You can pass an explicit list of files to `dired', and those file names can be absolute. M-: (dired '("foo" A B)) ; with A and B as absolute file names If you do that, you get a functioning Dired buffer that lists only those files. They are listed as absolute file names, as they must be, since they can be in different directories. No problem; Dired works fine with such a listing, in general - you can do pretty much everything normally. However, `dired-goto-file' does not work in such a listing; `dired-goto-file' does not work if the displayed file names are absolute. M-: (dired-goto-file A) ; with A the absolute file name as listed This is so because `dired-goto-file' searches for a space followed by the _relative_ file name: (let ((base (file-name-nondirectory file)) ; <<< RELATIVE NAME search-string (boundary (dired-subdir-max))) (setq search-string (replace-regexp-in-string "\^m" "\\^m" base nil t)) (setq search-string (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\" "\\\\" search-string nil t)) (while (and (not found) ;; filenames are preceded by SPC, this makes ;; the search faster (e.g. for the filename "-"!). (search-forward (concat " " search-string) boundary 'move)) ... `dired-goto-file' is used in several places in the code, in addition to its interactive use, so this breaks a certain number of things. In particular, it breaks `dired-mark-remembered', so you cannot restore a set of recorded markings. In GNU Emacs 23.1.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2010-01-02 on PRETEST Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)' From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Feb 28 23:46:25 2011 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Mar 2011 04:46:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PuHTd-0000vU-Am for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:46:25 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PuHTa-0000vH-Vj for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:46:23 -0500 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PuHTV-0000Tm-LG for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:46:17 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:46:17 -0500 Message-Id: Subject: control message for bug 7126 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.1) From: Glenn Morris X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) merge 5420 7126 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Mar 10 00:51:57 2012 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Mar 2012 05:51:57 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41640 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S6FDg-0007qw-FN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:51:57 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:44428) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S6FDV-0007qV-Gy for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:51:54 -0500 Received: from bb116-14-103-36.singnet.com.sg ([116.14.103.36]:54617 helo=ulysses) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S6Ekp-00045e-7n for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:22:07 -0500 From: Chong Yidong To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: close 7126 Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:22:00 +0800 Message-ID: <87zkbpav47.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) close 7126 thanks