"Helmut" == Helmut Eller <heller@common-lisp.net> writes:
Helmut> Create a file .my-file.~1~ like so: bash> mkdir -p /tmp/my-dir; touch /tmp/my-dir/.my-file.~1~ Helmut> then in CMUCL: Helmut> * (defparameter *my-dir* (truename "/tmp/my-dir/")) Helmut> * (enough-namestring (car (directory *my-dir*)) *my-dir*) Helmut> Error in function (FLET LISP::LOSE Helmut> LISP::UNPARSE-UNIX-ENOUGH): Helmut> #P"/tmp/my-dir/.my-file.~1~" cannot be represented Helmut> #relative to #P"/tmp/my-dir/" Helmut> [Condition of type SIMPLE-ERROR] Helmut> That's odd, no? Yes. It seems that for some reason if the pathname has a version, then a pathname type is required. Since your default pathname has none, it errors. I have no idea why that is required. Removing that requirement allows your example to work. I don't know what other effects such a change would have, though. Pathnames are hairy. Ray