changeset 44784:8180d4f92b70

(init_buffer): Fix PWD comment.
author Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
date Tue, 23 Apr 2002 17:40:36 +0000
parents c00838d6756f
children a59fec4b6783
files src/buffer.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/buffer.c	Tue Apr 23 17:34:54 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/buffer.c	Tue Apr 23 17:40:36 2002 +0000
@@ -4973,8 +4973,9 @@
   if (NILP (buffer_defaults.enable_multibyte_characters))
     Fset_buffer_multibyte (Qnil);
 
-  /* If PWD is accurate, use it instead of calling getwd.  This is faster
-     when PWD is right, and may avoid a fatal error.  */
+  /* If PWD is accurate, use it instead of calling getwd.  PWD is
+     sometimes a nicer name, and using it may avoid a fatal error if a
+     parent directory is searchable but not readable.  */
   if ((pwd = getenv ("PWD")) != 0
       && (IS_DIRECTORY_SEP (*pwd) || (*pwd && IS_DEVICE_SEP (pwd[1])))
       && stat (pwd, &pwdstat) == 0