Re: Issue with make-temp-file on Windows

[Jason Rumney]

On 18/02/2011 13:56, Fabian Ezequiel Gallina wrote:
> I think I just found some issue with make-temp-file.
>
> While this function does the right thing, it seems on Windows it
> returns the path with forward slashes instead of backward ones.
>
>  From what I can see from this bug report[0], this is happening right
> now on Windows:
>
> (make-temp-file "test")
> =>  C:/Windows/Temp/test3044XRQ
>
> While this should be:
>
> (make-temp-file "test")
> =>  C:\Windows\Temp\test3044XRQ
>
>
> Is this intended or is it a bug?
>    

It is intended, as it is normal for filenames to be represented that way 
internally in Emacs.


> If it is intended, is it a portable way I could translate the slashes correctly?
>
>    
convert-standard-filename will work as long as the user is not using a 
Cygwin shell. You could start by assuming that if they use a Cygwin 
shell they will also use a Cygwin port of python, and if users complain 
fine tune the solution further.