GNU bug report logs - #26870
dired-do-symlink should say "from"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 20:52:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: dired-do-symlink should say "from"
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 03:26:37 +0800

S runs the command dired-do-symlink (found in dired-mode-map)

It prompts:
Symlink local.osm.gz to: /cf/updates/no_backup/

It should really prompt:
Symlink local.osm.gz from: /cf/updates/no_backup/
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bug#26870; Package emacs. (Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:13:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 26870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26870: dired-do-symlink should say "from"
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:12:21 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> S runs the command dired-do-symlink (found in dired-mode-map)
>
> It prompts:
> Symlink local.osm.gz to: /cf/updates/no_backup/
>
> It should really prompt:
> Symlink local.osm.gz from: /cf/updates/no_backup/

Makes sense.  This is now fixed on the trunk.

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Added tag(s) fixed. Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:13:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug marked as fixed in version 27.1, send any further explanations to 26870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:13:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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