Juan Jose Garcia-Ripoll <juanjose.garciarip...@gmail.com> writes: > (rename-file "foo.exe" "faa") -> "faa.exe" > > Unfortunately at some point it seemed ok to follow SBCL and interpret > physical pathnames without extension as having :type NIL and drop support > of :unspecific, as it leads to non-readable pathnames (i.e. a single > namestring does not identify uniquely a pathname). > > However, while this would seem a case for :unspecific instead of NIL in > missing components, following that route would mean that (merge-pathnames > "faa" "foo.txt") -> "faa" > > I do not know which one is more annoying.
I first found rename-file's behavior unpleasantly surprising at first, but now that I know how it works I take advantage of it, since it *is* specified clearly that it works that way. Zach ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ Ecls-list mailing list Ecls-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ecls-list
