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Re: file-relative-name and remote files
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: file-relative-name and remote files |
Date: |
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:57:44 -0500 |
Any file can be written as a name relative to any directory using the
".." construct, as long as
both are residing in the same directory tree. The problem is when they
reside in different trees.
What do you mean by "reside in different trees"?
But file-relative-name needs to know when this is so. Try
(file-relative-name "/dir/file" "/scp:address@hidden:/dir1/")
It returns "../../dir/file" which seems correct to me.
ought to return "/dir/file" since filename is on the local machine and
directory on the remote,
It might be useful or convenient to return that instead; I am not
sure. However, the current value isn't erroneous.
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, (continued)
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Lars Hansen, 2003/02/24
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Stefan Monnier, 2003/02/24
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files,
Richard Stallman <=
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Kai Großjohann, 2003/02/27
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Kai Großjohann, 2003/02/27
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Andreas Schwab, 2003/02/27
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Kai Großjohann, 2003/02/28
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Andreas Schwab, 2003/02/28
- Re: file-relative-name and remote files, Miles Bader, 2003/02/28