GNU bug report logs - #17641
24.3.91; (locate-dominating-file "." Makefile) returns nil.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>

Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 13:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.91

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.91; (locate-dominating-file "." Makefile) returns nil.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 15:02:24 +0200

Evalling
(locate-dominating-file "." "Makefile")
I get nil (unless the current directory has the file Makefile in it).

I expected to get some parent directory containing that file.

otoh, evalling:
(locate-dominating-file default-directory "Makefile")
works as expected.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.91.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.20)
 of 2014-05-13 on LDLC-portable
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11406000
System Description:	Ubuntu 13.10

-- 
Nico.
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>
Cc: 17641 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17641: 24.3.91;
 (locate-dominating-file "." Makefile) returns nil.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 19:23:54 -0400

Nicolas Richard wrote:

> Evalling
> (locate-dominating-file "." "Makefile")
> I get nil (unless the current directory has the file Makefile in it).

Maybe locate-dominating-file should first call expand-file-name on FILE.
As it stands, it doesn't work with any non-absolute file name.
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Message #11 received at 17641 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 17641 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>
Subject: Re: bug#17641: 24.3.91;
 (locate-dominating-file "." Makefile) returns nil.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 21:39:02 -0400

>> Evalling
>> (locate-dominating-file "." "Makefile")
>> I get nil (unless the current directory has the file Makefile in it).

> Maybe locate-dominating-file should first call expand-file-name on FILE.

Indeed, it probably should.


        Stefan
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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 17641 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr>
Subject: Re: bug#17641: 24.3.91;
 (locate-dominating-file "." Makefile) returns nil.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 22:27:54 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> Maybe locate-dominating-file should first call expand-file-name on FILE.
>
> Indeed, it probably should.

Done in trunk.
bug marked as fixed in version 24.5, send any further explanations to 17641 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook <at> yahoo.fr> Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 31 May 2014 02:29:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug unarchived. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:36:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug Marked as fixed in versions 25.1. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:36:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug No longer marked as fixed in versions 24.5. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:36:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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