Subject: bug#74208: 31.0.50; minibuffer read-file-name-default mutates global value of default-directory incorrectly

From: Madhu <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:29:10 +0530 (IST)

*  Michael Albinus <[email-masked]> <[email-masked]>
Wrote on Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:33:13 +0100
> Perhaps, I haven't tested. However, the leading comment doesn't match
> anymore the implementation (default-directory is let-bound now); better
> you'll adjust it.

No, that is an independent change in the patch, (which is still in the
Subject: line, but not admittedly not relevant to the ffap fix.)

> I've checked the problem in ffap.el. It looks like we could use a much
> simpler solution: implement unhandled-file-name-directory in
> ffap--url-file-handler. Something like

In a quick test with the "M-! echo foo" (in a recursive minibuffer at
the ffap prompt), call-shell-region still fails "Setting current
directory" error, -- Regards, Madhu