1 files changed, 6 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ls-lisp.el b/lisp/ls-lisp.el
index e02bd5db459..6158eff5df9 100644
--- a/lisp/ls-lisp.el
+++ b/lisp/ls-lisp.el
@@ -134,29 +134,18 @@ are: A a c i r S s t u"
                  (sum 0)
                  elt
                  short
-                 (file-list (directory-files dir nil wildcard))
-                 file-alist 
+                 (file-alist (directory-files-and-attributes dir nil wildcard))
                  (now (current-time))
                  ;; do all bindings here for speed
                  file-size
                  fil attr)
             (cond ((memq ?A switches)
-                   (setq file-list
-                         (ls-lisp-delete-matching "^\\.\\.?$" file-list)))
+                   (setq file-alist
+                         (ls-lisp-delete-matching "^\\.\\.?$" file-alist)))
                   ((not (memq ?a switches))
                    ;; if neither -A  nor -a, flush . files
-                   (setq file-list
-                         (ls-lisp-delete-matching "^\\." file-list))))
-            (setq file-alist
-                  (mapcar
-                   (function
-                    (lambda (x)
-                      ;; file-attributes("~bogus") bombs
-                      (cons x (file-attributes (expand-file-name x)))))
-                   ;; inserting the call to directory-files right here
-                   ;; seems to stimulate an Emacs bug
-                   ;; ILLEGAL DATATYPE (#o37777777727) or #o67
-                   file-list))
+                   (setq file-alist
+                         (ls-lisp-delete-matching "^\\." file-alist))))
             ;; ``Total'' line (filled in afterwards).
             (insert (if (car-safe file-alist)
                         "total \007\n"
@@ -201,7 +190,7 @@ are: A a c i r S s t u"
   ;; Should perhaps use setcdr for efficiency.
   (let (result)
     (while list
-      (or (string-match regexp (car list))
+      (or (string-match regexp (car (car list)))
           (setq result (cons (car list) result)))
       (setq list (cdr list)))
     result))