GNU bug report logs - #56469
29.0.50; Unibyte dir in directory_files_internal

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 17:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 56469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56469: 29.0.50; Unibyte dir in directory_files_internal
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:13:39 -0400

> I don't think file-name related stuff can work in Emacs when
> file-name-coding-system is set to an arbitrary value not reflecting
> the reality.

I'd tend to agree (tho 'binary' does sound like a valid value which
should work in all cases under GNU/Linux).

I'm just a bit annoyed at the idea that ELisp code can end up
constructing a multibyte string whose bytes contain invalid utf-8
sequences, because I suspect we may end up with a core dump somewhere in
such a circumstance.


        Stefan
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