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24.0.50; get-free-disk-space doesn't return available space in dired

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 6995 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#6995: 24.0.50; get-free-disk-space doesn't return available space in dired
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:14:56 +0200

> How about dropping the use of `df', at least on GNU/Linux?  It's IMO
> ridiculous to invoke an external program for a single system call.  I
> know that this system call is notoriously non-portable, and that doing
> in Emacs all that system-dependent stuff that `df' does is not a good
> idea.  But at least on the most popular free system (and perhaps on a
> few compatible ones) we could do it right without all that labor, and
> gain stability and reliability that depending on `df' will never
> achieve.

That would make a lot of sense, yes,


        Stefan

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