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default-directory: Remark that it must be a directory name |
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Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:13:05 +0900 |
The docstring of `file-name-as-directory' suggests that is
important that `default-directory' be a directory name, i.e.,
for instance in GNU/Linux ends with '/'. The docstring of
`default-directory' doesn't mention it.
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From: Tino Calancha <address@hidden>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:04:29 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] default-directory: Remark that it must be a directory name
* src/buffer.c (default-directory): Update docstring.
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src/buffer.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index c1c53dd220..f0c334f08b 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -5754,7 +5754,10 @@ visual lines rather than logical lines. See the
documentation of
DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("default-directory", &BVAR (current_buffer, directory),
Qstringp,
doc: /* Name of default directory of current buffer.
-To interactively change the default directory, use command `cd'. */);
+It must be a directory name, as the output of `file-name-as-directory'.
+To interactively change the default directory, use command `cd'.
+In a Elisp program is better to do
+(setq default-directory (file-name-as-directory DIR)) */);
DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("auto-fill-function", &BVAR (current_buffer,
auto_fill_function),
Qnil,
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2.11.0
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In GNU Emacs 25.2.4 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.9)
of 2017-03-27
Repository revision: fb18bff91f01a3051253319e766ca276e5b756bd
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Re: bug#26272: default-directory: Remark that it must be a directory name |
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Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:25:07 +0900 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> Here's my suggestion:
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> It should be a directory name (as opposed to a directory file-name).
> On GNU and Unix systems, directory names and in a slash `/'.
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> This basically says what your original description said, which is spot
> on.
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> Thanks.
Thank you. Pushed fix into Emacs-25 with commit:
84938d79698c1725016e2bc6480d5d73cc769a81
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