Re: [PATCH] Change mutt_buffer_concatn_path() to use fixed algorithm.

"Kevin J. McCarthy" <[email protected]> Tue, 19 May 2026 19:49:47 +0800

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On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:15:20PM +0200, Alejandro Colomar via Mutt-dev wrote:
>On 2026-05-19T13:56:45+0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
>> To see the change in mutt, start up mutt and
>>   - :unset folder<enter>
>>   - <change-folder>
>>   - At the prompt: Open mailbox ('?' for list):
>>     =usr/
>>     then hit Tab twice.
>>
>> Before this commit mutt will try to expand "usr" in your cwd.
>> After this commit mutt will try to expand "/usr".
>
>Doesn't = mean it's a relative path?  Is it correct to interpret it as
>/usr?  I'm not very familiar with how these paths work, so I might be
>completely wrong.

Hi Alex,

= is a mailbox shortcut for the $folder directory.  See the list of 
different shortcuts at http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#shortcuts

So, to be clear, this example doesn't make much sense.  They would be
expanding a mailbox shortcut for a shortcut that is unset.

While I'm not super concerned, it is technically a change in behavior. 
I wanted make everyone aware of it, in case I missed something.

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Kevin J. McCarthy
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