append-next-kill and Dired

[Fabrice Bauzac]

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In GNU Emacs 21.1.1 (i386-debian-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2001-12-06 on raven, modified by Debian
configured using `configure  i386-debian-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr 
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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I think dired-copy-filename-as-kill ("w") is a kill command.  In that
case, I think that the "\C-\M-w" append-next-kill command should apply
to dired-copy-filename-as-kill.  But it is not the case: is that
normal?

To reproduce the "bug" (?), get a Dired window, put the cursor on a
file's line, type "w" to kill (copy) the filename, then put the cursor
on another file's line, type M-C-w (append-next-kill) and then w.  At
this point I thought there would be the concatenation of the two
strings on the top of the kill ring.  Then get an empty buffer (C-x b
temp RET) and yank (C-y).  What has been yanked is the last filename,
and not both filenames.

I want to thank all the people who develop, support, or help in any
other means, free software.  I wanted freedom.  I get freedom.
Thanks.

Recent input:
! C-x b RET C-x b RET C-x b RET ESC v C-v ESC > C-x 
b RET w n ESC C-w w C-x b b RET C-y ESC < C-x u C-x 
k RET C-h k w C-x 1 C-x b RET ESC v C-v ESC > C-c x 
C-x b RET C-x b RET ESC x b u g TAB TAB DEL DEL DEL 
e m TAB a TAB b u TAB TAB C-a C-k r e TAB p TAB TAB 
o TAB r TAB RET C-g C-h k ESC C-w C-x 1 ESC x ESC p 
RET

Recent messages:
If the next command is a kill, it will append
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