changeset 4965:dad86ab54e36

(find-backup-file-name): Don't fatal-error on directories that are hard to read; fall back on ~/%backup%. (file-truename): Treat ~USER like just ~.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 10 Nov 1993 20:41:17 +0000
parents 78c13f3054e5
children 82353ffa44b7
files lisp/files.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/files.el	Wed Nov 10 20:30:32 1993 +0000
+++ b/lisp/files.el	Wed Nov 10 20:41:17 1993 +0000
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@
 The truename of a file name is found by chasing symbolic links
 both at the level of the file and at the level of the directories
 containing it, until no links are left at any level."
-  (if (string= filename "~")
+  (if (or (string= filename "~")
+	  (and (string= (substring filename 0 1) "~")
+	       (string-match "~[^/]*" filename)))
       (progn
 	(setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
 	(if (string= filename "")
@@ -1298,19 +1300,26 @@
       (list (make-backup-file-name fn))
     (let* ((base-versions (concat (file-name-nondirectory fn) ".~"))
 	   (bv-length (length base-versions))
-	   (possibilities (file-name-all-completions
-			   base-versions
-			   (file-name-directory fn)))
-	   (versions (sort (mapcar
-			    (function backup-extract-version)
-			    possibilities)
-			   '<))
-	   (high-water-mark (apply 'max 0 versions))
-	   (deserve-versions-p
-	    (or version-control
-		(> high-water-mark 0)))
-	   (number-to-delete (- (length versions)
-				kept-old-versions kept-new-versions -1)))
+	   possibilities
+	   (versions nil)
+	   (high-water-mark 0)
+	   (deserve-versions-p nil)
+	   (number-to-delete 0))
+      (condition-case ()
+	  (setq possibilities (file-name-all-completions
+			       base-versions
+			       (file-name-directory fn))
+		versions (sort (mapcar
+				(function backup-extract-version)
+				possibilities)
+			       '<)
+		high-water-mark (apply 'max 0 versions)
+		deserve-versions-p (or version-control
+				       (> high-water-mark 0))
+		number-to-delete (- (length versions)
+				    kept-old-versions kept-new-versions -1))
+	(file-error
+	 (setq possibilities nil)))
       (if (not deserve-versions-p)
 	  (list (make-backup-file-name fn))
 	(cons (concat fn ".~" (int-to-string (1+ high-water-mark)) "~")