GNU bug report logs - #8653
24.0.50; `M-x grep' output converts `~' to /cygdrive/c/...

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:34:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

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From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8653 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Stefan Monnier' <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#8653: 24.0.50; `M-x grep' output converts `~' to /cygdrive/c/...
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 22:32:08 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> No biggee, but it would be good if the output were cleaner/simpler (assuming not
> too great a cost).

M-x grep is a low level interface to a shell command.  It would make
more sense to add such niceties to lgrep (i.e. automatically extracting DIR
from FILES if DIR is nil)
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