ivy cause read-file-name bug

[zilongshanren]

when call read-file-name without a chosen parameter, ivy still use default-directory as the input which is weird

[abo-abo]

A minimal example, please.

[zilongshanren]

At first, turn ivy-mode on, open any file and press M-S-: to execute the sexp (read-file-name "test:" ~/.emacs.d"),

it will list the current file's directory rather than the files in "~/.emacs.d" directory.

[zilongshanren]

@abo-abo
If I give a extra 3nd parameter to the read-file-name function, it will give me the correct file lists.

[abo-abo]

That's because the first arg is prompt and the second is dir.
This works:

(read-file-name "test: " "~/.emacs.d")

[zilongshanren]

@abo-abo
sorry, my mistake, (read-file-name "test: " "~/.emacs.d") is still not working...

[zilongshanren]

@abo-abo if I call (read-file-name "test: " "~/.emacs.d") in scratch buffer , then the result is correct, but it's not working when I open any files in my disk...

[abo-abo]

Read the doc of read-file-name:

DIR is the directory to use for completing relative file names.
It should be an absolute directory name, or nil (which means the
current buffer's value of `default-directory').

You must use an absolute path.

[zilongshanren]

@abo-abo

it's still not working... when I disable the ivy-mode, problem solves...

(read-file-name "Load perspectives from a file: "
                                       "/Users/guanghui/.emacs.d/")

/Users/guanghui is my HOME directory, am I wrong here?

Thanks.

[abo-abo]

Please check.

[zilongshanren]

@abo-abo 👍 thanks, problem solved.