bug#74208: 31.0.50; minibuffer read-file-name-default mutates global value of default-directory incorrectly

[Madhu]

*  Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> <87jzcaus0j.fsf@gmx.de>
Wrote on Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:13:48 +0100
> Madhu <enometh@meer.net> writes:
>>> I've checked the problem in ffap.el. It looks like we could use a much
>>> simpler solution: implement unhandled-file-name-directory in
>>> ffap--url-file-handler. Something like
>>
>> In a quick test with the "M-! echo foo" (in a recursive minibuffer at
>> the ffap prompt), call-shell-region still fails "Setting current
>> directory" error,
>
> Indeed. The following patch seems to work better, could you pls test?

Yes this works, M-! pwd prints /tmp while in the recursive minibuffer
at the ffap prompt.


This looks like the right solution to the problem but perhaps use "~"
instead of /tmp in line with what the other code does. Thanks