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23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:48:36 +0200

Try for example

  C-x C-f cha TAB

in emacs/src.

This should be case insensitive on w32 since the file system is case
insensitive.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-08-29
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping'

Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>,
        <842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:34:10 -0700

> Try for example
> 
>   C-x C-f cha TAB
> 
> in emacs/src.
> 
> This should be case insensitive on w32 since the file system is case
> insensitive.
> 
> 
> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2008-08-29
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
> -Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping'

I don't see that. emacs -Q with:

In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-08-29 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'

I dont' have a src directory, but I tried it in a directory with uppercase,
lowercase, and mixed case files, and C-x C-f is case insensitive.

HTH.

Message #20 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:57:12 +0200

Drew Adams wrote:
>> Try for example
>>
>>   C-x C-f cha TAB
>>
>> in emacs/src.
>>
>> This should be case insensitive on w32 since the file system is case
>> insensitive.
>>
>>
>> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>>  of 2008-08-29
>> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
>> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
>> -Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping'
> 
> I don't see that. emacs -Q with:
> 
> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2008-08-29 on LENNART-69DE564
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
> -fno-crossjumping'
> 
> I dont' have a src directory, but I tried it in a directory with uppercase,
> lowercase, and mixed case files, and C-x C-f is case insensitive.


Strange, this should be the same binaries that I am using ...

Is it perhaps the first character that matters? I am trying in emacs/src
with

  C-x C-f c TAB

and there are some files beginning with "c" and some with "C".

But there are more problems of this kind. Trying in emacs/lisp

  C-x C-f CVS TAB

I get [complete but not unique] and CVS/ is shown as only alternative.
And when I use

  C-x C-f CV TAB

I get cvs-status.el. What do you get in these cases?

I believe this used to work for me.

Message #30 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: <842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:16:50 -0700

> >> Try for example
> >>   C-x C-f cha TAB
> >> in emacs/src.
> >> This should be case insensitive on w32 since the file 
> >> system is case insensitive.
> >>
> >> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
> >>  of 2008-08-29
> >> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> >> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
> >> -Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping'
> > 
> > I don't see that. emacs -Q with:
> > 
> > In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
> >  of 2008-08-29 on LENNART-69DE564
> > Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> > configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt 
> --cflags -Ic:/g/include
> > -fno-crossjumping'
> > 
> > I dont' have a src directory, but I tried it in a directory 
> > with uppercase, lowercase, and mixed case files, and C-x C-f
> > is case insensitive.
> 
> Strange, this should be the same binaries that I am using ...

Dunno - your lines above don't include "on LENNART-69DE564"; mine do.

> Is it perhaps the first character that matters? I am trying 
> in emacs/src with  C-x C-f c TAB and there are some files
> beginning with "c" and some with "C".
> But there are more problems of this kind. Trying in emacs/lisp
>   C-x C-f CVS TAB
> I get [complete but not unique] and CVS/ is shown as only alternative.

For me it is completed to c:/.../lisp/cvs-status.el, with no minibuffer message.

Do you have another file (in the dir) that starts with "cvs"?

> And when I use C-x C-f CV TAB I get cvs-status.el.

Same here - same as above, exactly.

> What do you get in these cases?
> I believe this used to work for me.

Are you sure you're using -Q?

Message #40 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: <842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:20:55 -0700

> > Trying in emacs/lisp C-x C-f CVS TAB
> > I get [complete but not unique] and CVS/ is shown as only 
> > alternative.

What is your value of `completion-ignored-extensions'? Mine includes ".elc". You
no doubt have a file cvs-status.elc, in addition to .el.

> For me it is completed to c:/.../lisp/cvs-status.el, with no 
> minibuffer message.

Message #50 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:26:35 +0200

Drew Adams wrote:
>>> Trying in emacs/lisp C-x C-f CVS TAB
>>> I get [complete but not unique] and CVS/ is shown as only 
>>> alternative.
> 
> What is your value of `completion-ignored-extensions'? Mine includes ".elc". You
> no doubt have a file cvs-status.elc, in addition to .el.

The default value. This is with "emacs -Q".


>> For me it is completed to c:/.../lisp/cvs-status.el, with no 
>> minibuffer message.
> 
> 

Message #55 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:29:32 +0200

Drew Adams wrote:
>>>> Try for example
>>>>   C-x C-f cha TAB
>>>> in emacs/src.
>>>> This should be case insensitive on w32 since the file 
>>>> system is case insensitive.
>>>>
>>>> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>>>>  of 2008-08-29
>>>> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
>>>> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags
>>>> -Ic:/g/include -fno-crossjumping'
>>> I don't see that. emacs -Q with:
>>>
>>> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>>>  of 2008-08-29 on LENNART-69DE564
>>> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
>>> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt 
>> --cflags -Ic:/g/include
>>> -fno-crossjumping'
>>>
>>> I dont' have a src directory, but I tried it in a directory 
>>> with uppercase, lowercase, and mixed case files, and C-x C-f
>>> is case insensitive.
>> Strange, this should be the same binaries that I am using ...
> 
> Dunno - your lines above don't include "on LENNART-69DE564"; mine do.

It is the same.

>> Is it perhaps the first character that matters? I am trying 
>> in emacs/src with  C-x C-f c TAB and there are some files
>> beginning with "c" and some with "C".
>> But there are more problems of this kind. Trying in emacs/lisp
>>   C-x C-f CVS TAB
>> I get [complete but not unique] and CVS/ is shown as only alternative.
> 
> For me it is completed to c:/.../lisp/cvs-status.el, with no minibuffer message.
> 
> Do you have another file (in the dir) that starts with "cvs"?

Ah, yes. You do not have that one so this was a bad test. (It is the CVS
directory, which is hidden.)

Maybe if you create a file named CVS and try again?

>> And when I use C-x C-f CV TAB I get cvs-status.el.
> 
> Same here - same as above, exactly.
> 
>> What do you get in these cases?
>> I believe this used to work for me.
> 
> Are you sure you're using -Q?

Yes, I am a bit tired, stressed, but ... ;-)

Message #70 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: <842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#842: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:46:29 -0700

> Maybe if you create a file named CVS and try again?

Yes, I confirm that I see the same thing as you.

With files CVS and cvs-status.lisp present, C-x C-f CVS TAB and C-x C-f cvs TAB
both do as you said: They show the minibuffer message "Complete but not unique",
and a second TAB shows only the file name CVS, not both file names as possible
completions. Looks like a bug.

Message #80 received at 842-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 842-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; find-file prompt is case sensitive on w32
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:38:08 -0400

This was a bug in the new completion code.  I've checked in a fix.

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