bug#4044: 23.1; unable to handle folder whose name starts with 2009-08-04

[Xah Lee]

> I'm afraid I can't reproduce it on GNU/Linux with 23.1, or with trunk.
> Do you see the problem without customizations (-Q)?

yea, 100% reproduceable with -Q, but on Mac OS X only though.

Xah

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chong Yidong" <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: "xah lee" <xah@xahlee.org>
Cc: <4044@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: 23.1; unable to handle folder whose name starts with 2009-08-04


> if a folder has names like “2009-08-04 misc”, then emacs dired
> will mistake the folder name being just “misc”, and basically
> unable to open, move, delete the folder.
>
> • switch to dired.
> • type + then 2009-08-04 misc
>
> • Now, you can see the coloring is wrong. Try to move, rename, or go
> into the folder. Emacs complains
> dired-get-file-for-visit: File no longer exists; type `g' to update
> dired buffer
>
> This happens on emacs 23.x on Mac. 100% reproducible.

I'm afraid I can't reproduce it on GNU/Linux with 23.1, or with trunk.
Do you see the problem without customizations (-Q)?