[Bug: 21.4.6] XEmacs tilde interpretation

================================================================ Dear Bug Team! Try this experiment: echo "This is from /tmp" > /tmp/~somefile echo "This is from ~/" > ~/~somefile In (X)Emacs: C-x C-f /tmp/<C-q>~somefile Output: "This is from ~/" Now, why is that? ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- OS version: Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] OS: Windows_NT XEmacs 21.4.6 \"Common Lisp (Windows)\" configured for `i586-pc-win32'. Building XEmacs in \"f:\\xemacs\\xemacs-21.4-release\\nt\". Using compiler \"cl -nologo -W3 -O2 -G5 -ML\". Installing XEmacs in \"c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\XEmacs-21.4.6\". Package path is \"~\\.xemacs;;c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\site-packages;c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\xemacs-packages\". Compiling in support for Microsoft Windows native GUI. Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for GIF images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Compiling in support for toolbars. Compiling in support for dialogs. Compiling in support for widgets. Compiling in support for native sounds. Compiling in fast dired implementation. Using minimal tagbits. Using indexed lrecord implementation. Using portable dumper. Load-Path Lisp Shadows: ---------------------- (c:\Program Files\XEmacs\xemacs-packages\lisp\mail-lib\base64 c:\Program Files\XEmacs\xemacs-packages\lisp\w3\base64) Installed XEmacs Packages: ------------------------- ((zenirc:version 1.11 :type regular) (xslt-process :version 1.05 :type regular) (xemacs-devel :version 1.38 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.56 :type regular) (w3 :version 1.2 :type regular) (vm :version 7.18 :author-version "7.17" :type regular) (viper :version 1.29 :type regular) (view-process :version 1.11 :type regular) (vhdl :version 1.13 :type regular) (vc-cc :version 1.18 :type regular) (vc :version 1.29 :type regular) (tramp :version 1.0 :type regular) (tpu :version 1.12 :type regular) (tooltalk :version 1.13 :type regular) (tm :version 1.29 :type regular) (time :version 1.11 :type regular) (textools :version 1.12 :type regular) (text-modes :version 1 .71 :author-version "No-Upstream-Ver " :type single-file) (texinfo :version 1.2 :type regular) (supercite :version 1.2 :author-version "3.55x3" :type regular) (strokes :version 1.08 :type regular) (speedbar :version 1.21 :type regular) (sounds-wav :version 1.1 :type regular) (sounds-au :version 1.1 :type regular) (slider :version 1.13 :type regular) (sh-script :version 1.13 :type regular) (sgml :version 1.08 :type regular) (semantic :version 1.1 :type regular) (scheme :version 1.11 :type regular) (rmail :version 1.12 :type regular) (reftex :version 1.23 :type regular) (psgml :version 1.23 :type regular) (ps-print-nomule :version 1.05 :type regular) (prog-modes :version 1 .44 :type single-file) (pcomplete :version 1.01 :type regular) (pcl-cvs :version 1.55 :type regular) (pc :version 1.2 :type single-file) (os-utils :version 1.25 :type single-file) (net-utils :version 1 .33 :author-version "No-Upstream-Ver " :type single-file) (misc-games :version 1.15 :type single-file) (mine :version 1.14 :type regular) (mh-e :version 1.13 :type regular) (mew :version 1.14 :type regular) (mailcrypt :version 2.09 :type regular) (mail-lib :version 1.63 :author-version "No-Upstream-Ver" :type regular) (jde :version 1.31 :type regular) (ispell :version 1.23 :type regular) (ilisp :version 1.19 :type regular) (igrep :version 1.08 :type regular) (idlwave :version 1.23 :type regular) (hm--html-menus :version 1.16 :type regular) (gnus :version 1.73 :type regular) (gnats :version 1.12 :type regular) (games :version 1.13 :type regular) (fsf-compat :version 1.09 :type single-file) (frame-icon :version 1.09 :type regular) (forms :version 1.13 :type regular) (footnote :version 1.13 :type regular) (eudc :version 1.34 :type regular) (eterm :version 1.13 :type regular) (eshell :version 1.01 :type regular) (emerge :version 1.09 :type regular) (elib :version 1.08 :type single-file) (eieio :version 1.01 :type regular) (eicq :version 1.05 :type regular) (efs :version 1.26 :type regular) (edt :version 1.12 :type regular) (edit-utils :version 1.73 :type single-file) (ediff :version 1.33 :type regular) (edebug :version 1.14 :type regular) (dired :version 1.11 :type regular) (dictionary :version 1.05 :type regular) (debug :version 1.14 :type regular) (crisp :version 1.12 :type regular) (cookie :version 1.13 :type regular) (clearcase :version 1.0 :type regular) (cc-mode :version 1.26 :type regular) (calendar :version 1.17 :type regular) (calc :version 1.17 :type regular) (c-support :version 1.16 :type single-file) (build :version 1.03 :type regular) (bbdb :version 1.16 :type regular) (auctex :version 1.28 :type regular) (apel :version 1.2 :type regular) (ada :version 1.1 :type regular) (Sun :version 1.13 :type regular)) Features: -------- (mail-abbrevs xemacsbug shadow efs-x19.15 efs-fnh efs-ovwrt efs-netrc efs-defun comint ring efs efs-dump efs-cu package-ui package-get package-admin config pending-del smtpmail sendmail rfc822 font-lock cus-face zenirc-autoloads xslt-process-autoloads xemacs-devel-autoloads xemacs-base-autoloads w3-autoloads vm-autoloads viper-autoloads view-process-autoloads vhdl-autoloads vc-cc-autoloads vc-autoloads tramp-autoloads tpu-autoloads tooltalk-autoloads tm-autoloads time-autoloads textools-autoloads text-modes-autoloads texinfo-autoloads supercite-autoloads strokes-autoloads speedbar-autoloads sounds-wav-autoloads sounds-au-autoloads slider-autoloads sh-script-autoloads sgml-autoloads semantic-autoloads scheme-autoloads rmail-autoloads reftex-autoloads psgml-autoloads ps-print-nomule-autoloads prog-modes-autoloads pcomplete-autoloads pcl-cvs-autoloads pc-autoloads os-utils-autoloads net-utils-autoloads misc-games-autoloads mine-autoloads mh-e-autoloads mew-autoloads mailcrypt-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads ispell-autoloads ilisp-autoloads igrep-autoloads idlwave-autoloads hm--html-menus-autoloads gnus-autoloads gnats-autoloads games-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads frame-icon-autoloads forms-autoloads footnote-autoloads eudc-autoloads eterm-autoloads eshell-autoloads emerge-autoloads elib-autoloads eieio-autoloads eicq-autoloads efs-autoloads edt-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads dired-autoloads dictionary-autoloads debug-autoloads crisp-autoloads cookie-autoloads clearcase-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads calc-autoloads c-support-autoloads build-autoloads bbdb-autoloads auctex-autoloads apel-autoloads ada-autoloads Sun-autoloads lisp-autoloads loadhist auto-show fontl-hooks code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar dragdrop mode-motion mouse itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete help-nomule cus-file derived frame text-props obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote very-early-lisp file-coding mswindows-scrollbars mswindows toolbar native-sound scrollbar network-streams subprocesses menu-accelerator-support menubar md5 xemacs gutter tiff png gif jpeg xface xpm xbm lisp-float-type windows-nt dragdrop-api dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: 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misc-user Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Loading xemacsbug...done Loading xemacsbug... 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