GNU bug report logs - #6467
23.2; arc-mode hosed with zip files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 6144, 7207

Found in version 23.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 6467 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>, 6467 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6467: 23.2; arc-mode hosed with zip files
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:24:00 -0400

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

> I don't see any way of fixing this, except to not quote on DOS and
> Windows platforms.  It looks like having such file names in zip
> archives on Windows is asking for trouble anyway, as unzip.exe itself
> does not support them even from the command line.
>
> Objections, anyone?

Please go ahead, and please do the change in the emacs-23 branch so it
is included in 23.3.  Thanks.
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