From: David J. Cooper
Subject: (directory "/") -> Error!
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <33D56F61.432@wwnet.net>

Hello,
  
   Has anyone seen the following:  (I'm using Allegro 4.3 on 
Solaris 2.5.1):


(directory "/") 
-> Error: ABSOLUTE followed by :up/:back in directory component:
(:ABSOLUTE :BACK)
  [condition type: FILE-ERROR]

(directory (make-pathname :directory '(:absolute)))
-> (same error)

(directory (make-pathname :directory "/"))
-> <same error>


Is this a bug in Allegro, or am I doing something wrong?  Just 
trying to get a directory listing of the root ("/") directory.

Every other directory works fine, just the "/" blows up...

Thanks!!

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• Re: (directory "/") -> Error! Erik Naggum
  • Re: (directory "/") -> Error! David J. Cooper

From: Erik Naggum
Subject: Re: (directory "/") -> Error!
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <3078640876646970@naggum.no>

* David J. Cooper
| (directory "/") 
| -> Error: ABSOLUTE followed by :up/:back in directory component:
| (:ABSOLUTE :BACK)
|   [condition type: FILE-ERROR]

looks like you should (inspect #p"/") and see what it says.

incidentally, what is the value of excl::*pathname-parse-up-as-back*?

| Is this a bug in Allegro, or am I doing something wrong?

if it's a bug, it's not present in Allegro 4.3 with all the patches loaded,
running under SunOS 4.1.3_U1.  see ftp.franz.com:/pub/patches for patches.
there is a patch that deals with `directory' on pathnames with ".." parts.
I never experienced the bug that was supposedly fixed, so I don't know if
this would help you.

incidentally, you can send bug reports directly to ····@franz.com.  they're
normally very helpful and fast in responding.

#\Erik
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From: David J. Cooper
Subject: Re: (directory "/") -> Error!
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <33D6102C.69BC@ford.com>

Erik Naggum wrote:
> 
> * David J. Cooper
> | (directory "/")
> | -> Error: ABSOLUTE followed by :up/:back in directory component:
> | (:ABSOLUTE :BACK)
> |   [condition type: FILE-ERROR]
> 
> 
> if it's a bug, it's not present in Allegro 4.3 with all the patches loaded,
> running under SunOS 4.1.3_U1.  see ftp.franz.com:/pub/patches for patches.
> there is a patch that deals with `directory' on pathnames with ".." parts.

Yes! This patch fixes the problem -- Thank you!  In the future I won't
bother the newsgroup unless I check with Franz first.  Thanks again.

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