[debbugs-tracker] bug#24486: closed (25.1; `dired-do-compress-to' needs to call `expand-file-name')

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`expand-file-name'
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #24486,
regarding 25.1; `dired-do-compress-to' needs to call `expand-file-name'
to be marked as done.

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> 25.1; `dired-do-compress-to' needs to call `expand-file-name'
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> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:11:19 -0700 (PDT)
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> This line of `dired-do-compress-to':
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>          (out-file (read-file-name "Compress to: "))
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> needs to be changed to this:
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>          (out-file (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Compress to: ")))
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> Otherwise, an output file name that is read as, say, ~/some/dir/foo.zip
> ends up erroneously trying to do this, or similar:
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> zip I/O error: No such file or directory
> zip error: Could not create output file 
> (/cygdrive/d/some/path//some/dir/foo.zip)
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>                                                              NOTE
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> In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2016-09-17
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install CFLAGS=-static'
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> Re: bug#24486: 25.1; `dired-do-compress-to' needs to call `expand-file-name'
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> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:09:50 +0300
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> > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:11:19 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > This line of `dired-do-compress-to':
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> >          (out-file (read-file-name "Compress to: "))
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> > needs to be changed to this:
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> >          (out-file (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Compress to: ")))
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> > Otherwise, an output file name that is read as, say, ~/some/dir/foo.zip
> > ends up erroneously trying to do this, or similar:
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> > zip I/O error: No such file or directory
> > zip error: Could not create output file 
> > (/cygdrive/d/some/path//some/dir/foo.zip)
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> Thanks, fixed on the emacs-25 branch.
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