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

[Kevin J. McCarthy]

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.



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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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