GNU bug report logs - #7515
[wishlist] Info Elisp::call-process -- Add process run directory information

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:03:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 23.2+1-5.1

Fixed in version 24.2

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
To: 7515 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7515: [wishlist] Info Elisp::call-process -- Add process run directory information
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:07:42 +0200

Package: emacs
Version: 23.2+1-5.1
Severity: wishlist

Please add documentation to info page Elisp::call-process

    37.3 Creating a Synchronous Process

What variable affects the location where process is being run:

    ;; Q: What determines the run directory of this command?
    (call-process "pwd" nil (current-buffer))

-- System Information
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT Prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, testing) (500, unstable) (1, experimental)
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux picasso 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Sep 17 21:50:19 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8

-- Versions of packages `emacs depends on'.
Depends:
emacs23         23.2+1-5.1      GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting 
emacs23-lucid   23.2+1-5.1      GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting 
emacs23-nox     23.2+1-5.1      GNU Emacs is the extensible self-documenting
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