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[PATCH] ffap.el -- detect paths with spaces

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 8439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 6695 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jari.aalto <at> cante.net
Subject: bug#8439: [PATCH] ffap.el -- detect paths with spaces (v4)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 12:33:48 -0700 (PDT)

> > The c: isn't included, but is that to be expected?
> 
> Is it?  I thought the intent was to include the full file name, which
> means the drive letter should be included.  Otherwise the file will
> not be found.
> 
> > So what do people think?  Good or bad?  Does this work in any way
> > sensibly for people?
> 
> Since the heuristic only covers some use cases, I think we should have
> it off by default, and we should document its potential pitfalls in
> the doc string.  With those qualifications, I'm okay with adding this
> optional feature.

FWIW: As the submitter of the original bug report
(#6695), I'd say this shouldn't be marked "fixed"
if the drive letter part (e.g. c:/) isn't included
on MS Windows.

It sounds like it represents some progress, but
it sounds like it's not fixed yet.

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