Re: find-directory-p always returns nil in locate-mode on windows xp

[Peter Lee]

>> Peter Lee wrote:
>>    If you start emacs with -q --no-site-file and then do 
>>    M-: (require 'tramp) RET

>>    on windows you should see the problem.  I would think it would also
>>    show itself on ms-dos.

> Do you mean you see the problem for _remote_ files or for _local_ files?

For local files.  My locate database has only local files.  I have no
idea why tramp breaks the 'V' (V runs the command
locate-find-directory) in the locate buffer, but perhaps it has some
hooks installed that are causing the prob.

In the locate buffer, if I M-: (setq default-directory "~/") then 'V'
starts working.

>>    On a side note, I never knew (or used) 'i' in the locate buffer.  But
>>    it doesn't work on windows, even with -q --no-site-file.  The error
>>    returned is:

>>    dired-insert-subdir: Attempt to insert a non-directory: 
>> d:/cvs/emacs/debug/etc/enriched.doc/

> Do you get that error _after_ the (require tramp) and for remote directories?
> Obviously, if the file is not a directory, or not recognized as one,
> that is the error message you will get.

I can get the error without (require 'tramp)... in other words just
-q --no-site-file, M-x locate RET *.doc RET 'i' yields the error
above.  But I just noticed something... the error changes slightly
after (require 'tramp):

dired-insert-subdir: Attempt to insert a non-directory: 
/:d:/cvs/emacs/etc/enriched.doc/

Notice the prepended '/'.


Again all the files in my locate buffer are *local*.

Here's a snippet:

    c:/WINDOWS/system32/config/systemprofile/Templates/winword.doc
    c:/WINDOWS/system32/config/systemprofile/Templates/winword2.doc
    d:/antiword/Docs/testdoc.doc
    d:/cygwin/lib/python2.3/pdb.doc
    d:/cygwin/lib/python2.3/profile.doc
    e:/cvs/emacs/debug/etc/edt-user.doc
    e:/cvs/emacs/debug/etc/enriched.doc
    e:/cvs/emacs/etc/edt-user.doc
    e:/cvs/emacs/etc/enriched.doc