GNU bug report logs - #7546
23.2; [dired] leading spaces in directory names

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 20:38:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 5349

Found in version 23.2

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 7546 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
Cc: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>,
	"7546 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <7546 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
	Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: bug#7546: 23.2; [dired] leading spaces in directory names
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:16:46 -0500

Ken Brown wrote:

> Wouldn't it make more sense to initialize dired-use-ls-dired based on
> system-type?

To me, it makes most sense to test what options ls actually supports:

(with-temp-buffer
 (call-process "ls" nil t nil "--help")
 (and (re-search-backward "--dired" nil t) t))
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