Re: something recently broke dired for dirs that begin with a space

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:28:33 -0400
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> address@hidden (Randal L. Schwartz) writes:
> 
> > Not sure when, but it had to be in the past three weeks.  If I get a
> > chance, I'll bisect.
> >
> > And yes, I use directories that begin with a space to force them to be
> > first in the listings.
> 
> Please make a bug report using M-x report-emacs-bug, and include a
> precise recipe.  There are insufficient details in your message to
> figure out whether there is a bug, or where the bug is; a brief
> experiment with a directory starting with a space revealed no problems
> for me.

Given what Drew says, I suspect that this is due to `ls' on Randal's
machine, not something with Dired.