DIRED-GET-MARKED-FILES fails mysteriously

[Alain . Picard]

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In GNU Emacs 21.4.1 (i386-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2005-03-18 on trouble, modified by Debian
configured using `configure '--build=i386-linux' '--host=i386-linux' 
'--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' 
'--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' 
'--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--with-x=yes' 
'--with-x-toolkit=athena' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -g -O2' 'build_alias=i386-linux' 
'host_alias=i386-linux''
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

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Perform the following, in a shell:

% mkdir /tmp/Foo
% mkdir "/tmp/Apr 26 2004 (Camcorder)"

In emacs, bring up dired on Foo; C-x d "/tmp/Foo"
Mark the directory called "/tmp/Apr 26 2004 (Camcorder)"
M-: (dired-get-marked-files)

("/tmp/Foo/(Camcorder)")  

is what gets displayed in the echo area.
("/tmp/Foo/Apr 26 2004 (Camcorder)")  is the expected response.


Cheers,
                                --ap

This occurs in an emacs with -q and -no-site-init.



Cheers,
                                --alain picard