(make-directory): Clarify that an error will be raised if there's an error

Fixes: debbugs:6387

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 17cbc9485368a886f3b3831031e0cd1d64452021..00a48ff73c14cb7a2675b5f7ddeb3681755de8aa 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 2011-07-13  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+       * files.el (make-directory): Clarify that an error will be raised
+       if there's an error (bug#6397).
+
        * startup.el (initial-buffer-choice): Add `none' as a choice
        (bug#6234).
 

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index bf38ce39a074d19470fed4b443c27ac3b05c01cc..0b253fcc297784ea82e65065873bd9e29356cc67 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -4778,7 +4778,10 @@ visited a file in a nonexistent directory.
 
 Noninteractively, the second (optional) argument PARENTS, if
 non-nil, says whether to create parent directories that don't
-exist.  Interactively, this happens by default."
+exist.  Interactively, this happens by default.
+
+If creating the directory or directories fail, an error will be
+raised."
   (interactive
    (list (read-file-name "Make directory: " default-directory default-directory
                         nil nil)