From: Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 10257@debbugs.gnu.org, jari <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Subject: bug#10257: 23.3.1 Cygwin: network drives - file is write protected (false positive)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:16:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EE7B2A9.6060308@cornell.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwviplke0j1.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
On 12/13/2011 2:27 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I have a question about the emacs side of this. I wonder what the rationale
>> is for testing writability before trying to save the file, and then asking
>> the user for confirmation in case the (unreliable) test for writability
>> fails (*).
>
> Can you point us to the piece of code about which you're talking?
> Ideally, show us a sample pseudo patch (even better if it compiles, even
> better if it works) showing the kind of change you have in mind.
The code I'm talking about is near the beginning of the definition of
`basic-save-buffer-2' in files.el:
(if (not (file-writable-p buffer-file-name))
(let ((dir (file-name-directory buffer-file-name)))
(if (not (file-directory-p dir))
(if (file-exists-p dir)
(error "%s is not a directory" dir)
(error "%s: no such directory" dir))
(if (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))
(error "Directory %s write-protected" dir)
(if (yes-or-no-p
(format
"File %s is write-protected; try to save anyway? "
(file-name-nondirectory
buffer-file-name)))
(setq tempsetmodes t)
(error "Attempt to save to a file which you aren't allowed to write"))))))
I'm not (yet) proposing a change. I'm simply asking what the rationale
is for calling `yes-or-no-p' and making the user confirm that s/he wants
to try to save the file. I don't see that any harm would come from just
trying to do what the user asked for, without making him/her ask a
second time. If the file really is write-protected, there will be an error.
If you agree, then I guess I would propose the following patch (not yet
tested):
=== modified file 'lisp/files.el'
--- lisp/files.el 2011-12-04 08:02:42 +0000
+++ lisp/files.el 2011-12-13 20:08:55 +0000
@@ -4456,13 +4456,7 @@
(error "%s: no such directory" dir))
(if (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))
(error "Directory %s write-protected" dir)
- (if (yes-or-no-p
- (format
- "File %s is write-protected; try to save anyway? "
- (file-name-nondirectory
- buffer-file-name)))
- (setq tempsetmodes t)
- (error "Attempt to save to a file which you aren't
allowed to write"))))))
+ (setq tempsetmodes t)))))
(or buffer-backed-up
(setq setmodes (backup-buffer)))
(let* ((dir (file-name-directory buffer-file-name))
Ken
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-13 20:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-09 18:23 bug#10257: 23.3.1 Cygwin: network drives - file is write protected (false positive) Jari Aalto
2011-12-09 20:33 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-10 9:58 ` jaalto
2011-12-13 12:18 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 14:00 ` jari
2011-12-13 14:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-13 15:12 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 19:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-12-13 20:16 ` Ken Brown [this message]
2011-12-14 2:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-12-14 3:27 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 8:01 ` Jari Aalto
2011-12-14 8:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 12:24 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 12:55 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 13:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 14:19 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:47 ` jari
2011-12-14 17:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 17:57 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15 2:43 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15 2:53 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15 3:19 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15 4:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-15 14:42 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-16 19:37 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-16 19:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-16 23:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-12-17 17:08 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:15 ` jari
2011-12-14 14:29 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:43 ` jari
2011-12-14 17:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 17:23 ` Richard Stallman
2011-12-13 16:26 ` jari
2011-12-13 16:52 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 17:48 ` jari
2011-12-13 17:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-13 18:05 ` jari
2011-12-13 18:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-15 14:44 ` Jason Rumney
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