GNU bug report logs - #767
23.0.60; compilation-start gives bad default-directory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:15:03 UTC

Severity: normal

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

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From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 767 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#767: 23.0.60; compilation-start gives bad default-directory
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:04:50 +0200

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I suggested that this should be fixed somewhere in start-process and I
>> think Chong added something along those lines.
> 
> I saw that yes.  And I think that given the docstring, the patch should
> not let-bind default-directory but just setq it (or do nothing at all).

Why not change the doc string instead and say that it is recommended
that default-directory ends with a slash? I do not understand the reason
for your suggestions above.
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