From unknown Sat Aug 16 20:02:05 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#6396: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory' 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: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 6396 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 6396@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.127619558622021 (code B ref -1); Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jun 2010 18:46:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlm-0005j8-6G for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:26 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlk-0005j3-Eb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:24 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:47721) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlg-0007Kl-25 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:20 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41029 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OMmld-000617-Ti for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:19 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlc-0004vT-Ia for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:17 -0400 Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]:31287) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlc-0004vF-Bt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:16 -0400 Received: from rcsinet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o5AIkBQk022713 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:13 GMT Received: from acsmt354.oracle.com (acsmt354.oracle.com [141.146.40.154]) by rcsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o5AGeN4X020901 for ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:10 GMT Received: from abhmt020.oracle.com by acsmt355.oracle.com with ESMTP id 336998691276195494; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:54 -0700 Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:53 -0700 From: "Drew Adams" Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:56 -0700 Message-ID: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 Thread-Index: AcsIzQVQ6u6/ZWSwRn67OhDI6iF3rA== X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-Source-IP: rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117] X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090203.4C1132F5.00DA:SCFMA4539811,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) 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: -6.2 (------) >From the doc string: "Noninteractively, the second (optional) argument PARENTS says whether to create parent directories if they don't exist. Interactively, this happens by default." HOW does it say whether to create parent dirs? What value(s) say to do that? What value(s) say not to do that? "this happens by default": What happens by default? If you mean to say that for interactive use parent dirs are always created (when nonexistent), then say that. In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2010-06-07 on 3249CTO Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/xpm/include' From unknown Sat Aug 16 20:02:05 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#6396: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory' Resent-From: Kevin Rodgers Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:23:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6396 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.127632373324140 (code B ref -1); Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:23:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jun 2010 06:22:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6e-0006HJ-W8 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:13 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6d-0006HE-Ap for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:12 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:39364) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6Z-00043Y-UA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:08 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=38859 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ONK6Y-0007kv-GF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:07 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6X-0000yL-Dh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:06 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:51448) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6X-0000yA-7Z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:22:05 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONK6S-0002bA-JM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:22:00 +0200 Received: from c-71-237-24-138.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([71.237.24.138]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:22:00 +0200 Received: from kevin.d.rodgers by c-71-237-24-138.hsd1.co.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:22:00 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ connect(): No such file or directory From: Kevin Rodgers Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:21:50 -0600 Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-71-237-24-138.hsd1.co.comcast.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Macintosh/20100228) In-Reply-To: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -5.8 (-----) 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: -5.8 (-----) Drew Adams wrote: > From the doc string: > > "Noninteractively, the second (optional) argument PARENTS says whether > to create parent directories if they don't exist. Interactively, > this happens by default." > > HOW does it say whether to create parent dirs? > What value(s) say to do that? What value(s) say not to do that? > > "this happens by default": What happens by default? If you mean to say > that for interactive use parent dirs are always created (when > nonexistent), then say that. Interactively, always create nonexistent parent directories. Noninteractively, create nonexistent parent directories when the second (optional) argument PARENTS is non-nil. -- Kevin Rodgers Denver, Colorado, USA From unknown Sat Aug 16 20:02:05 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: "Drew Adams" Subject: bug#6396: closed (Re: bug#6396: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory') Message-ID: References: <83y6ekjy43.fsf@gnu.org> <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 6396 X-Gnu-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 6396@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:22:01 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1276341721-32518-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1276341721-32518-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #6396: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory' which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 6396@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 6396: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D6396 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1276341721-32518-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 6396-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jun 2010 11:21:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONOmY-0008SD-2l for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:21:46 -0400 Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ONOmV-0008S6-7a for 6396-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:21:44 -0400 Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0L3W00400FEAD800@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 6396-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:20:44 +0300 (IDT) Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.127.88.125]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0L3W004PAFIJEJ00@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:20:44 +0300 (IDT) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:20:44 +0300 From: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: bug#6396: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory' In-reply-to: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il To: Drew Adams Message-id: <83y6ekjy43.fsf@gnu.org> References: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.0 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6396-done Cc: 6396-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii 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: -2.0 (--) > From: "Drew Adams" > Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:56 -0700 > Cc: > > From the doc string: > > "Noninteractively, the second (optional) argument PARENTS says whether > to create parent directories if they don't exist. Interactively, > this happens by default." > > HOW does it say whether to create parent dirs? > What value(s) say to do that? What value(s) say not to do that? Fixed in revno 100589. ------------=_1276341721-32518-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jun 2010 18:46:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlm-0005j8-6G for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:26 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlk-0005j3-Eb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:24 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:47721) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlg-0007Kl-25 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:20 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41029 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OMmld-000617-Ti for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:19 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlc-0004vT-Ia for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:17 -0400 Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]:31287) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMmlc-0004vF-Bt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:16 -0400 Received: from rcsinet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o5AIkBQk022713 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:13 GMT Received: from acsmt354.oracle.com (acsmt354.oracle.com [141.146.40.154]) by rcsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o5AGeN4X020901 for ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:10 GMT Received: from abhmt020.oracle.com by acsmt355.oracle.com with ESMTP id 336998691276195494; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:54 -0700 Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:53 -0700 From: "Drew Adams" To: Subject: 24.0.50; doc string of `make-directory' Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:56 -0700 Message-ID: <97F917CF5A574BBB8919A5FEEBC1D225@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 Thread-Index: AcsIzQVQ6u6/ZWSwRn67OhDI6iF3rA== X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-Source-IP: rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117] X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090203.4C1132F5.00DA:SCFMA4539811,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.2 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit 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: -6.2 (------) >From the doc string: "Noninteractively, the second (optional) argument PARENTS says whether to create parent directories if they don't exist. Interactively, this happens by default." HOW does it say whether to create parent dirs? What value(s) say to do that? What value(s) say not to do that? "this happens by default": What happens by default? If you mean to say that for interactive use parent dirs are always created (when nonexistent), then say that. In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2010-06-07 on 3249CTO Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/xpm/include' ------------=_1276341721-32518-1--