Re: bogus extra RET required when entering filenames (etc)?

[Stefan Monnier]

>> There's a file in /tmp called "/tmp/x.c".  I type:
>> 
>> C-x C-f /tmp/x.c RET
>> 
>> However, instead of visiting the file (which incidentally is already in
>> a buffer), emacs prints " [confirm]" at the end of the prompt, and I
>> have to hit RET again.
>> 
>> This didn't happen with an emacs from ~2 days ago, so it seems to be a
>> new problem.

> This was from the recent introduction of the variable
> confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer---previously
> find-file-confirm-nonexistent-file---which had its default set as t.
> I've checked in a fix to switch the default to nil.

The change of default was no accident, it was done on purpose.
Please set it back to t.


        Stefan