GNU bug report logs - #32967
dired-do-rename: don't say overwrite when you really mean attach as child

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 13:34:02 UTC

Severity: minor

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

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: dired-do-rename: don't say overwrite when you really mean attach as
 child
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:31:48 +0800
R runs the command dired-do-rename (found in dired-mode-map)

It says e.g.,
Overwrite ‘/tmp/201840’? [Type yn!q or C-h]

That is great, but it just uses the same message for all cases:
file->file
file->directory
directory->file
directory->directory.

At least the case I tested: directory->directory, overwriting is very
much different that what really happens (attaching as child).

emacs-version "25.2.2"
Yes I'm sure I reported this before.




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bug#32967; Package emacs. (Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:59:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 32967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 32967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32967: dired-do-rename: don't say overwrite when you really
 mean attach as child
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:58:11 +0200
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> R runs the command dired-do-rename (found in dired-mode-map)
>
> It says e.g.,
> Overwrite ‘/tmp/201840’? [Type yn!q or C-h]
>
> That is great, but it just uses the same message for all cases:
> file->file
> file->directory
> directory->file
> directory->directory.
>
> At least the case I tested: directory->directory, overwriting is very
> much different that what really happens (attaching as child).

I'm not sure what you're referring to here.  Do you have a test case?

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 32967-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32967: dired-do-rename: don't say overwrite when you really
 mean attach as child
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:09:07 +0800
>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
LI> I'm not sure what you're referring to here.  Do you have a test case?
Not today anymore. Closing.




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