Re: woman doesn't work if current buffer's directory doesn't exist

[Michael Albinus]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> We need to fix all the file handlers that use call-process, I agree.
> Fortunately there are not too many.
>
> I agree it would be easier if we could fix this in call-process.  That
> was the first direction I looked in.  However, someone pointed out why
> changing the home directory "magically" in call-process just isn't
> acceptable: because it would change the meaning of relative file name
> arguments.  Fixing the callers is our only option.
>
> Therefore, I ask people to start actually doing this.
>
> Michael, could you fix Tramp and ange-ftp?

For Tramp and ange-ftp, it is start-process who needs a proper setting
of default-directory. I've fixed this for Tramp. ange-ftp was already
clean with respect to this.

Best regards, Michael.