Re: locate-dominating-file calls `stat' too eagerly

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:45:22 -0400
> 
> >> > (defun locate-dominating-file (file regexp)
> >> >   "Look up the directory hierarchy from FILE for a file matching REGEXP."
> >> >   ;; If FILE does not exist, find its parent directory that does.
> >> >   (or (file-exists-p file)
> >> >       (while (and file (not (file-directory-p file)))
> >> >         (setq file (file-name-directory (directory-file-name file)))))
> >> In some corner cases, this can infloop.
> > What are those cases?  I think we need to describe them in a comment
> > there.
> 
> Can't remember, sadly.

Were they reported to one of the mailing lists?  Should I search the
archives?