GNU bug report logs - #5597
Dired unable to properly recognize file names

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Message #14 received at 5597 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 5597 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Otto Maddox <ottomaddox <at> fastmail.fm>
Subject: Re: bug#5597: Dired unable to properly recognize file names
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:30:21 -0500

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> I think it depends on whether your `ls' supports --dired.

Indeed it fails if one sets dired-use-ls-dired to nil.

That variable is initialized in a funny way, via

(string-match "gnu" system-configuration)

I guess (?) many Mac users do indeed have access to GNU ls, despite
not having "gnu" in their `system-configuration'.

It also doesn't really seem to be documented anywhere that dired will
perform less well if the underlying ls does not support --dired.

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