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bug#3702: Emacs fails to respect the intent in `C-u C-u C-x C-s' of maki
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#3702: Emacs fails to respect the intent in `C-u C-u C-x C-s' of making a backup |
Date: |
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:14:34 +0300 |
> From: Andrew Hyatt <ahyatt@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:37:28 -0400
> Cc: 3702@debbugs.gnu.org
>
>
> Sorry for the late reply on this one. This problem still exists in
> Emacs 25. I agree that the current behavior doesn't match up with the
> documentation.
>
> This probably is fixable by adding another free variable set by
> save-buffer and read in various functions, but there's a lot of those
> kind of variables already - the logic here, IMHO, could use a rewrite to
> make the interactions clear. Maybe someone familiar with this code
> might give their opinion.
It sounds like this report boils down to interpreting the single word
"unconditionally" in the doc string of save-buffer. All the rest is
actually a request for a feature that never existed in Emacs. (FWIW,
I don't object to adding such a feature, if someone submits patches to
that effect.)