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- ;;;; Emacs 19 compatibility functions for use in Emacs 18.55
- ;;;; $Id: emacs-19.el,v 1.2 90/12/19 17:49:19 sk Exp $
-
- (defun remove-directory (fn)
- "Remove a directory."
- (interactive
- (list (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Remove directory: " nil nil 'confirm))))
- (if (file-directory-p fn)
- (call-process "rmdir" nil nil nil fn)
- (error "Not a directory: %s" fn))
- (if (file-exists-p fn)
- (error "Could not remove directory %s" fn)))
-
- (defun make-directory (fn)
- "Make a directory."
- (interactive (list (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Make directory: "))))
- (if (file-exists-p fn)
- (error "Cannot make directory %s: file already exists" fn)
- (call-process "mkdir" nil nil nil fn))
- (or (file-directory-p fn)
- (error "Could not make directory %s" fn)))
-
- (defun diff (fn1 fn2 &optional interactive)
- "Diff two files.
- If interactive (optional third arg if called from a program), edit the
- command before execution to insert diff switches."
- (interactive "fDiff: \nfDiff %s with: \np")
- (let ((command (concat "diff " fn1 " " fn2)))
- (if interactive
- (setq command (read-string "Execute: " command)))
- (require 'compile "compile")
- (compile1 command "No more diff's" "diff")))
-
-
- (defun vms-read-directory (dirname switches buffer)
- ;; Dired calls this function only in the current buffer
- ;; dired-ls gets redefined in dired-vms.el to work under VMS.
- (and buffer
- (not (eq buffer (current-buffer)))
- (error "Must be called in current buffer"))
- (dired-ls dirname switches nil t))
-
- (provide 'emacs-19)
-