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24.0.50; `expand-file-name': removal of slashes

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Message #59 received at 7617 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7617 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Eli Zaretskii' <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#7617: 24.0.50; `expand-file-name': removal of slashes
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:53:40 -0500

> I am using the function `expand*' on user input (one operation among
> many), to do just what is advertised for `expand*'

There-s your problem.  You treat user input in a `read-file-name' as an
actual file name (i.e. suitable to pass to functions like
expand-file-name), whereas it is actually a different beast, closely
related, but different: it has this "..// -> /" and ".../~ -> ~" rules,
as well as env-var expansion (which also implies "$$ -> $" rewrite).
And even these special rules depend on file-name-handlers so, e.g., they
do not apply to URLs but other rules may aaply to other
special filenames.  I.e. the only safe thing to do is to first pass those
strings through substitute-for-file-name.


        Stefan

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