Re: netrw absolute and relative path handling

selyana baldo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently using vim 7.4.5 in linux (Mint 15 olivia) and I noticed a strange behaviour concerning netrw.
>
> if I do:
> cd /some/directory
> vim .
>
> => it's working (vi runs the netrw plugin and displays the "/some/directory" directory content) even though I have a warning message complaining about "." being a directory
>
> if I do:
> vim /some/directory
>
> => I only get a blank screen (vi opens a new and empty buffer) and I get a "/some/directory" is a directory warning. the behaviour is the same with vim /some/directory/ (except that I get an "invalid file name" warning)
>
> moreover, if I run vi and then do a ":e /some/directory" it's working.
>
> I tried the same with vim 7.3 (same netrw version) : it's working wether the path for the directory is relative or absolute.
>
> my .vimrc only contains "set nocp"
>
> so it seems opening a directory with its absolute path doesn't work (at least on my computer). I tried to run vim with the -V option but found no significant difference between the "vim -V ." and the "vim -V /some/directory"
>
> any ideas ? am I the only one with this strange netrw or vim 7.4 behaviour ?
>
Thank you for reporting this. I believe its fixed in netrw v150h,
which you can get from my website:
http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW

Regards,
Chip Campbell

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