> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:27:46 +0200 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <emacs-devel@gnu.org> > > >A combination of file-attributes (looking at the number of links) and > >directory-files should do that, I think. > > Hmm, maybe i oversee something here - but when you have to call > directory-files - where is the improvement compared to the problem of > the OP?
It's an improvement because (1) directory-files is a direct interface to system calls, and (2) it is more portable since it does not rely on the existence of `ls', which is only standard on Posix platforms. > `directory-files' IS the problem.... Well, I'm sorry if I missed something at the beginning of this thread, but what problem in directory-files are you talking about? _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
