Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jan 2026 12:27:31 +0000 From debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Fri Jan 09 07:27:31 2026 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47854 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1veBaV-0001OS-3w for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:27:31 -0500 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:470:142::17]:50634) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <robert@HIDDEN>) id 1veBaS-0001OE-7P for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:27:29 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <robert@HIDDEN>) id 1veBaL-0005Xo-0X for bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN; Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:27:22 -0500 Received: from mx2.mythic-beasts.com ([2a00:1098:0:82:1000:0:2:1]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <robert@HIDDEN>) id 1veBaI-0005nO-2f for bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN; Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:27:20 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=capuchin.co.uk; s=mythic-beasts-k1; h=Date:Subject:To:From; bh=Q6XY0B0QzXKcluDQLpaFVKYnnDKbKVU8JGYOY5PKGes=; b=biY4vZon1oPE3iy3Dz4QOPqjJ7 8Rfk2wp2WafkEhs8Qeiij2oMT1CJ8q2qo+p21b7JJWivPNL43QeUDmGmrPeYnzKdBRuq5SEY6GnZz hdtd2zs92B2nSN7dI0vQWOeSKpnkRt+/gyECQrGZSWNULUAswoPJ5ea1KnCdYUC9G+uIfQEwUgo0H fxnKIltpKhMSbP/c5rpbLlJ2Mn1nAzO+ukVU3xlHpNgHhgGrjbb6JDzsZOWDUGNApXuRblZzOuOM1 q+P11B3uUBXBlIVmN3WvEu2cBNXVr+kq1Fn5o5jCL0YZY4zRWLcQDWZoNGi6xtDrTQ5AYiRYLWMJF V4OPdh0A==; Received: by mailhub-hex-d.mythic-beasts.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <robert@HIDDEN>) id 1veBaF-00GA8e-39 for bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN; Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:27:16 +0000 Received: from poulenc2.faure (poulenc2.lan [192.168.1.234]) by capuchin.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 77BB719F4DD for <bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN>; Fri, 9 Jan 2026 12:27:02 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Marshall <robert@HIDDEN> To: bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN Subject: 31.0.50; softlinks not working in dired-mode X-Debbugs-Cc: Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:27:01 +0000 Message-ID: <87ikdbug2y.fsf@HIDDEN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BlackCat-Spam-Score: 0 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1098:0:82:1000:0:2:1; envelope-from=robert@HIDDEN; helo=mx2.mythic-beasts.com X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) If a directory in dired mode contains soft links they are highlighted in red and emacs claims that the file no longer exists - if you try to open it. If you create another soft link in emacs via dired-do-symlink that soft link works, provided the directory is already active, but when you refresh the buffer the soft link is again apparently broken. In a teminal window (outside emacs) the links work correctly. Verified in emacs -Q Robert In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars) of 2026-01-08 built on poulenc2 Repository revision: 804f9655773e03b5257eea112433457b4aa9959a Repository branch: master Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12101018 System Description: Ubuntu 25.10 Configured features: GIF GLIB GMP GNUTLS GSETTINGS JPEG LIBSELINUX LIBXML2 MODULES NATIVE_COMP NOTIFY INOTIFY PDUMPER PNG SECCOMP SOUND THREADS TIFF TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS WEBP X11 XDBE XIM XPM LUCID ZLIB Important settings: value of $LANG: en_GB.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: Dired by name Minor modes in effect: server-mode: t global-hi-lock-mode: t hi-lock-mode: t recentf-mode: t tooltip-mode: t global-eldoc-mode: t eldoc-mode: t show-paren-mode: t electric-indent-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t minibuffer-nonselected-mode: t minibuffer-regexp-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t indent-tabs-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t Load-path shadows: /home/robert/elisp/dired-async hides /home/robert/.emacs.d/elpa/async-20191030.2138/dired-async /home/robert/elisp/async hides /home/robert/.emacs.d/elpa/async-20191030.2138/async /home/robert/.emacs.d/elpa/transient-20191115.1356/transient hides /home/robert/emacs-git/new/emacs/lisp/transient Features: (shadow sort mail-extr emacsbug lisp-mnt message yank-media rfc822 mml mml-sec epa derived epg rfc6068 epg-config gnus-util mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mailabbrev gmm-utils mailheader sendmail mail-utils misearch multi-isearch dired-aux dired-x dired dired-loaddefs compile text-property-search comp-run comp-common cl-extra cus-edit pp cus-start cus-load twittering-mode advice identica-mode url-http url-auth mail-parse rfc2231 rfc2047 rfc2045 mm-util ietf-drums mail-prsvr url-gw nsm puny longlines xml cl cal-china cal-julian cal-bahai lunar solar cal-dst cal-islam cal-hebrew holidays holiday-loaddefs diary-lib diary-loaddefs cal-menu calendar cal-loaddefs server tbemail hi-lock desktop frameset tramp-sh tramp-cache time-stamp tramp rx trampver tramp-integration files-x tramp-message help-mode tramp-compat shell pcomplete comint ansi-osc ring parse-time iso8601 time-date format-spec ansi-color tramp-loaddefs recentf tree-widget wid-edit bbdb-loaddefs finder-inf info warnings package browse-url xdg url url-proxy url-privacy url-expand url-methods url-history url-cookie generate-lisp-file url-domsuf url-util mailcap url-handlers url-parse auth-source cl-seq eieio eieio-core cl-macs icons password-cache json subr-x map byte-opt gv bytecomp byte-compile url-vars cl-loaddefs cl-lib rmc iso-transl tooltip cconv eldoc paren electric uniquify ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type elisp-mode mwheel term/x-win x-win term/common-win x-dnd touch-screen tool-bar dnd fontset image regexp-opt fringe tabulated-list replace newcomment text-mode lisp-mode prog-mode register page tab-bar menu-bar rfn-eshadow isearch easymenu timer select scroll-bar mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax font-core term/tty-colors frame minibuffer nadvice seq simple cl-generic indonesian philippine cham georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao korean japanese eucjp-ms cp51932 hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese composite emoji-zwj charscript charprop case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help abbrev obarray oclosure cl-preloaded button loaddefs theme-loaddefs faces cus-face macroexp files window text-properties overlay sha1 md5 base64 format env code-pages mule custom widget keymap hashtable-print-readable backquote threads inotify dynamic-setting x-toolkit x multi-tty move-toolbar make-network-process tty-child-frames native-compile emacs) Memory information: ((conses 16 292999 22999) (symbols 48 16953 4) (strings 32 78694 4417) (string-bytes 1 2587881) (vectors 16 44535) (vector-slots 8 568497 19304) (floats 8 1093 11088) (intervals 56 7680 0) (buffers 984 18))
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