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23.1; comint shell replaces \ in paths with /

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: zvrba.external <at> zvrba.net, 8132 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#8132: 23.1; comint shell replaces \ in paths with /
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:31:39 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> If someone uses remote default-directory with cmd.exe, they deserve
> this complication.

But maybe it is desired? Interactively, if `default-directory' is
remote, `shell' could ask to change `explicit-shell-file-name' if it is
nil. WDYT?

> That said, if we wrap the file completion with cmd-sensitive code, we
> can easily make it cater to remote default-directories.

Yep.

Best regards, Michael.

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