GNU bug report logs - #6995
24.0.50; get-free-disk-space doesn't return available space in dired

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 20:01:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 6995 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 6995 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#6995: 24.0.50;
	get-free-disk-space doesn't return available space in dired
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:17:42 -0400

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Because the filesystem name is long, the numerical values do not line
> up with the column headings. The current code seems to assume that
> they do line up. Thus, running dired on "~" gets wrong values for the
> total size.

I've just checked in a change to use the "%" as an anchor for finding
the available space, instead of assuming the columns line up.  Patches
to avoid using `df' welcome...
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