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bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-direct
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#13013: 24.3.50; Windows XP bug? get-file-buffer, file-name-as-directory |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:59:33 +0200 |
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:01:19 +0200
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: istazahn@gmail.com, 13013@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:54:57 +0530
> > Cc: Ista Zahn <istazahn@gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > This report is a digest of following thread:
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg62455.html.
>
> I will read it soon, for now replying only based on what you posted.
Read it, but didn't learn anything useful.
> The problem is seen with Ista's machine (CCed here) with the following
> setup.
> ,----
> | GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2012-08-28 on MARVIN
> |
> | I have cygwin installed, but emacs is the windows version from
> | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/
> |
> | The OS is Windows XP professional with service pack 3.
> `----
>
> Apparently the problem is not seen with either here or
> ,----
> | Windows 7
> | GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2012-08-29 on MARVIN
> `----
>
> here
> ,----
> | GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2012-08-29 on MARVIN
> | Windows 7
> `----
Because Windows 7 doesn't put a 8+3 alias into TEMP, but instead uses
the full long file name. Probably because XP still supports DOS
programs (via NTVDM), while Windows 7 tossed that support.
IOW, it works on Windows 7 "by sheer luck".