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-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/files.texi8
-rw-r--r--etc/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--etc/NEWS5
-rw-r--r--lisp/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--lisp/files.el5
-rw-r--r--lisp/time.el2
-rw-r--r--src/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--src/dired.c26
-rw-r--r--src/lisp.h2
-rw-r--r--src/sysdep.c3
11 files changed, 59 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index b5c847b4b72..04b677b177e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-09-30 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.
+ * files.texi (File Attributes): Describe it.
+ (Magic File Names): Use it.
+
2012-09-30 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
* commands.texi (Click Events): Define "mouse position list".
diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 9424a661236..2b087208c60 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ link to.
@end example
@end defun
-@defun file-attributes filename &optional id-format
+@defun file-attributes filename &optional id-format follow-symlinks
@anchor{Definition of file-attributes}
This function returns a list of attributes of file @var{filename}. If
the specified file cannot be opened, it returns @code{nil}.
@@ -1197,6 +1197,9 @@ valid values are @code{'string} and @code{'integer}. The latter is
the default, but we plan to change that, so you should specify a
non-@code{nil} value for @var{id-format} if you use the returned
@acronym{UID} or @acronym{GID}.
+The optional parameter @var{follow-symlinks} says whether to follow
+@var{filename} if it is a symbolic link; if @code{t}, symbolic links
+are followed and if @code{nil} they are not.
The elements of the list, in order, are:
@@ -2961,8 +2964,7 @@ between consecutive checks. For example:
(let ((remote-file-name-inhibit-cache
(- display-time-interval 5)))
(and (file-exists-p file)
- (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes
- (file-chase-links file)))))))
+ (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes file nil t))))))
@end example
@end defopt
diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
index 099d7ca044f..0cd21f53a41 100644
--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-09-30 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.
+ * NEWS: Document the change.
+
2012-09-30 Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
* NEWS: The NS port supports fullscreen.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2791a25e051..9a232fd0a5b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ The PSECS slot is new, and uses picosecond resolution. It can be
accessed via the new timer--psecs accessor.
+++
+** file-attributes has a new optional argument FOLLOW-SYMLINKS
+that says whether to follow symbolic links. The default, as before,
+is to not follow symlinks.
+
++++
** Floating point functions now always return special values like NaN,
instead of signaling errors, if given invalid args, e.g. (log -1.0).
Previously, they returned NaNs on some platforms but signaled errors
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 902bf63be72..752549ba73d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-09-30 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.
+ * files.el (remote-file-name-inhibit-cache):
+ * time.el (display-time-file-nonempty-p): Use it.
+ * files.el (after-find-file): Don't chase links before calling
+ file-exists-p, as file-exists-p already does the right thing.
+
2012-09-30 Ralf Angeli <angeli@caeruleus.net>
Merge from standalone RefTeX repository.
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 76a13f6cefd..8bc02d08f6f 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ consecutive checks. For example:
(defun display-time-file-nonempty-p (file)
(let ((remote-file-name-inhibit-cache (- display-time-interval 5)))
(and (file-exists-p file)
- (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes (file-chase-links file)))))))"
+ (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes file nil t))))))"
:group 'files
:version "24.1"
:type `(choice
@@ -2082,8 +2082,7 @@ unless NOMODES is non-nil."
((and error (file-attributes buffer-file-name))
(setq buffer-read-only t)
(if (and (file-symlink-p buffer-file-name)
- (not (file-exists-p
- (file-chase-links buffer-file-name))))
+ (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name)))
"Symbolic link that points to nonexistent file"
"File exists, but cannot be read"))
((not buffer-read-only)
diff --git a/lisp/time.el b/lisp/time.el
index fe3cdbb57be..7c0deadecfd 100644
--- a/lisp/time.el
+++ b/lisp/time.el
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ update which can wait for the next redisplay."
(defun display-time-file-nonempty-p (file)
(let ((remote-file-name-inhibit-cache (- display-time-interval 5)))
(and (file-exists-p file)
- (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes (file-chase-links file)))))))
+ (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes file nil t))))))
;;;###autoload
(define-minor-mode display-time-mode
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 1d3d1f7f4e2..257333a3f98 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-09-30 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+ file-attributes has a new optional arg FOLLOW-SYMLINKS.
+ * dired.c (directory_files_internal, Ffile_attributes):
+ New arg follow_symlinks. All uses changed.
+
2012-09-30 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
* .gdbinit (xbacktrace): Adjust to recent "struct backtrace" change.
diff --git a/src/dired.c b/src/dired.c
index 4986f845101..84a172deb58 100644
--- a/src/dired.c
+++ b/src/dired.c
@@ -110,12 +110,13 @@ directory_files_internal_unwind (Lisp_Object dh)
/* Function shared by Fdirectory_files and Fdirectory_files_and_attributes.
If not ATTRS, return a list of directory filenames;
if ATTRS, return a list of directory filenames and their attributes.
- In the latter case, ID_FORMAT is passed to Ffile_attributes. */
+ In the latter case, ID_FORMAT and FOLLOW_SYMLINKS are passed to
+ Ffile_attributes. */
Lisp_Object
directory_files_internal (Lisp_Object directory, Lisp_Object full,
Lisp_Object match, Lisp_Object nosort, bool attrs,
- Lisp_Object id_format)
+ Lisp_Object id_format, Lisp_Object follow_symlinks)
{
DIR *d;
ptrdiff_t directory_nbytes;
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@ directory_files_internal (Lisp_Object directory, Lisp_Object full,
/* Both Fexpand_file_name and Ffile_attributes can GC. */
decoded_fullname = Fexpand_file_name (name, directory);
- fileattrs = Ffile_attributes (decoded_fullname, id_format);
+ fileattrs = Ffile_attributes (decoded_fullname, id_format,
+ follow_symlinks);
list = Fcons (Fcons (finalname, fileattrs), list);
UNGCPRO;
@@ -350,7 +352,8 @@ If NOSORT is non-nil, the list is not sorted--its order is unpredictable.
return call5 (handler, Qdirectory_files, directory,
full, match, nosort);
- return directory_files_internal (directory, full, match, nosort, 0, Qnil);
+ return directory_files_internal (directory, full, match, nosort, 0,
+ Qnil, Qnil);
}
DEFUN ("directory-files-and-attributes", Fdirectory_files_and_attributes,
@@ -378,7 +381,8 @@ which see. */)
return call6 (handler, Qdirectory_files_and_attributes,
directory, full, match, nosort, id_format);
- return directory_files_internal (directory, full, match, nosort, 1, id_format);
+ return directory_files_internal (directory, full, match, nosort, 1,
+ id_format, Qnil);
}
@@ -875,7 +879,7 @@ stat_gname (struct stat *st)
#endif
}
-DEFUN ("file-attributes", Ffile_attributes, Sfile_attributes, 1, 2, 0,
+DEFUN ("file-attributes", Ffile_attributes, Sfile_attributes, 1, 3, 0,
doc: /* Return a list of attributes of file FILENAME.
Value is nil if specified file cannot be opened.
@@ -884,6 +888,9 @@ below) - valid values are 'string and 'integer. The latter is the
default, but we plan to change that, so you should specify a non-nil value
for ID-FORMAT if you use the returned uid or gid.
+Optional argument FOLLOW-SYMLINKS says whether to follow symbolic
+links. If t, they are followed; if nil, they are not.
+
Elements of the attribute list are:
0. t for directory, string (name linked to) for symbolic link, or nil.
1. Number of links to file.
@@ -917,7 +924,7 @@ which see.
On some FAT-based filesystems, only the date of last access is recorded,
so last access time will always be midnight of that day. */)
- (Lisp_Object filename, Lisp_Object id_format)
+ (Lisp_Object filename, Lisp_Object id_format, Lisp_Object follow_symlinks)
{
Lisp_Object values[12];
Lisp_Object encoded;
@@ -953,7 +960,10 @@ so last access time will always be midnight of that day. */)
encoded = ENCODE_FILE (filename);
UNGCPRO;
- if (lstat (SSDATA (encoded), &s) < 0)
+ if ((!NILP (follow_symlinks)
+ ? stat (SSDATA (encoded), &s)
+ : lstat (SSDATA (encoded), &s))
+ != 0)
return Qnil;
values[0] = (S_ISLNK (s.st_mode) ? Ffile_symlink_p (filename)
diff --git a/src/lisp.h b/src/lisp.h
index c3cabe0af29..e182d3bc14b 100644
--- a/src/lisp.h
+++ b/src/lisp.h
@@ -3474,7 +3474,7 @@ extern void syms_of_ccl (void);
extern void syms_of_dired (void);
extern Lisp_Object directory_files_internal (Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object,
Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object,
- bool, Lisp_Object);
+ bool, Lisp_Object, Lisp_Object);
/* Defined in term.c. */
extern int *char_ins_del_vector;
diff --git a/src/sysdep.c b/src/sysdep.c
index b7141011d05..b7ddafdcea7 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/sysdep.c
@@ -2529,7 +2529,8 @@ list_system_processes (void)
process. */
procdir = build_string ("/proc");
match = build_string ("[0-9]+");
- proclist = directory_files_internal (procdir, Qnil, match, Qt, 0, Qnil);
+ proclist = directory_files_internal (procdir, Qnil, match, Qt, 0,
+ Qnil, Qnil);
/* `proclist' gives process IDs as strings. Destructively convert
each string into a number. */