Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r105295: * lisp/progmodes/etags.el (etags-file-of-tag, etags-tags-table-files)

[Stefan Monnier]

> convert-standard-filename can be called on any file name, not just an
> absolute ones.  Of course, it will only do what Sam wants if the file
> name begins with /cygdrive/, i.e. is absolute, but your assertion
> seemed to be more general than that.

C-h f convert-standard-filename RET:

   FILENAME should be an absolute file name since the conversion rules
   sometimes vary depending on the position in the file name.  E.g. c:/foo
   is a valid DOS file name, but c:/bar/c:/foo is not.


-- Stefan