bug#54962: closed (28.1; insert-directory-program should be ls-program)

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> 28.1; insert-directory-program should be ls-program
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> Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:24:41 -0400
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> This is minor, but I think insert-directory-program should
> be called ls-program.  I'm sure it's for historical reasons
> but a variable alias or other solution would be great.
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> On the mac I think it's common to install gnu ls as "gls"
> and I had hard time finding the emacs variable to set to
> have it use this.  There are several dozen such variables
> and they all follow a similar more discoverable naming
> pattern as this sample:
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> find-program
> grep-program
> xargs-program
> dig-program
> dired-chmod-program
> dired-chown-program
> dired-touch-program
> ediff-cmp-program
> ediff-diff-program
> epg-gpg-program
> mm-url-program
> sendmail-program
> tramp-adb-program
> vc-bzr-program
> vc-git-program
> vc-hg-program
> vc-mtn-program
> vc-src-program
> vc-svn-program
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> Howard
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> In GNU Emacs 28.1 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin20.6.0, Carbon Version 164 
> AppKit 2022.6)
> of 2022-04-09 built on Mac-1649520554451.local
> Repository revision: ee79b048bbb2fd4a962dfb2204cc7a2f0d5237d8
> Repository branch: 28.1-mac-9.0-CI
> Windowing system distributor 'Apple Inc.', version 11.6.5
> System Description:  macOS 11.6.5
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> Configured using:
> 'configure --with-mac
> --enable-locallisppath=/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/opt/homebrew/share/emacs/site-lisp
> --enable-mac-app=/Users/runner/work/homebrew-emacsmacport/homebrew-emacsmacport/build-scripts/emacs-source/tmproot
> --prefix=/Users/runner/work/homebrew-emacsmacport/homebrew-emacsmacport/build-scripts/emacs-source/tmproot
> --enable-mac-self-contained --with-modules'
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> Re: bug#54962: 28.1; insert-directory-program should be ls-program
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> Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:42:17 +0300
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> > From: Howard Melman <hmelman@gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:35:38 -0400
> > Cc: 54962@debbugs.gnu.org
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> > And there's ls-lisp-use-insert-directory-program which is also very 
> > ls centric.
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> That's unrelated: it is used by the ls-lisp.el package, which emulates
> 'ls' in Emacs Lisp.
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> Anyway, I think your original problem is now adequately addressed, and
> since I don't think we can rename that variable after so many years,
> I'm closing this bug report.
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