From unknown Fri Jun 13 11:07:56 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7043 <7043@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7043 <7043@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.0.50; VC mishandles abbreviated file names Reply-To: bug#7043 <7043@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:07:56 +0000 retitle 7043 24.0.50; VC mishandles abbreviated file names reassign 7043 emacs submitter 7043 Andreas Schwab severity 7043 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Sep 16 10:24:57 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Sep 2010 14:24:57 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwFOR-0005f2-V6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:24:57 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwF85-0005Xl-A6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:08:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwFAJ-00089b-ST for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:20 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:50742) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwFAJ-00089J-7u for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:19 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51904 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OwFAG-0001ao-3W for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwFA9-00087U-GQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:14 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:63636) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwFA9-00087A-8J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:09 -0400 Received: from int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8GEA7VU018772 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:08 -0400 Received: from hase.home (ovpn01.gateway.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.9.1]) by int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8GEA6MM009577 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:10:07 -0400 From: Andreas Schwab To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.0.50; VC mishandles abbreviated file names Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:10:06 +0200 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.11 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:24:55 -0400 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: -5.9 (-----) When directory-abbrev-alist maps a directory to a non-physical name of the same then VC mishandles files located under this directory. For example, I have directory-abbrev-alist set to `(("\\`/daten/src/" . ,(expand-file-name "~/src/")))) and ~/src is a symbolic link to /daten/src. Running vc-dir on a versioned directory under /daten/src (which is rewritten to ~/src by abbreviate-file-name) and editing any file there does not cause the *vc-dir* buffer to be automatically updated. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@redhat.com GPG Key fingerprint = D4E8 DBE3 3813 BB5D FA84 5EC7 45C6 250E 6F00 984E "And now for something completely different."