GNU bug report logs - #57102
29.0.50; Peculiar file-name-split edge case

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Reported by: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>

Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 57102 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57102: 29.0.50; Peculiar file-name-split edge case
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:57:57 +0000

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

> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
>
>> That is, perhaps what we want is
>>
>> (file-name-split "a/b")
>> => '("a" "b")
>>
>> (file-name-split "a/b/")
>> => '("a" "b")
>
> But in that case, this is just a synonym for (split-string foo "/" t).

Plus the ability to do the right thing on the DOS/Windows.
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