GNU bug report logs - #5551
23.1.92; Dired shows wrongly whole directory contents

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 5551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>,
	"5551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <5551 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#5551: 23.1.92; Dired shows wrongly whole directory contents
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:33:23 -0500

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> Have you tried the example I gave in the bug report? There is definitely
> an error, if default-directory points to "~/somewhere/else", and you
> apply
>
>   (dired '("foo" "~/"))
>
> You will see the relative file names listed from "~/", but if you click
> on a file name, you cannot open, because default-directory is still
> "~/somewhere/else".

I see; this is indeed a problem, so I guess we can risk committing the
patch.  Please do so, thanks.
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