From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: dak@gnu.org, npostavs@gmail.com, 18336@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18336: 24.4.50; When editing externally changed file, Emacs asks too many questions
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:01:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <837e03yq9q.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87tv373z7d.fsf@stefankangas.se> (message from Stefan Kangas on Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:04:06 +0100)
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Cc: dak@gnu.org, npostavs@gmail.com, 18336@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:04:06 +0100
>
> >> 0. emacs -Q
> >> 1. C-x C-f /tmp/moo.txt RET
> >> 2. abc C-x C-s
> >> 3. From terminal: echo "foo" >> /tmp/moo.txt
> >> 4. type something, get these messages:
> >> moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
> >> 5. Answer 'y', save the file, get:
> >> - do you really want to save? [not logged]
> >> - moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
> >
> > First, this is not what David reported, see his description up-thread.
>
> Isn't it? He described:
>
> [Original change behind Emacs' back, the trying to edit buffer]
> smobs.cc changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
> File on disk now will become a backup file if you save these changes.
> [So far so good. Now pressing C-x C-s]
> Saving file /usr/local/tmp/lilypond/lily/smobs.cc...
> [That message is ok]
> smobs.cc changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
> [That question is ludicrous. I am saving the file, not editing it.]
>
> I don't think I see what the difference is from what I reported.
This part of your report is missing from David's:
- do you really want to save? [not logged]
And this part doesn't appear in your report:
Saving file /usr/local/tmp/lilypond/lily/smobs.cc...
> > And second: are you saying you get the question
> >
> > do you really want to save? [not logged]
> >
> > right after "C-x C-s", then the question
> >
> > moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h)
> >
> > right after Emacs says "Wrote moo.txt"? That is, you didn't do
> > anything after saving to get the last prompt?
>
> Yes.
Strange. Some debugging is required, I'd say.
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Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-27 7:44 bug#18336: 24.4.50; When editing externally changed file, Emacs asks too many questions David Kastrup
2020-03-01 0:27 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-03-01 16:26 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-01 16:38 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-01 17:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-01 17:45 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-01 17:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-01 18:22 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-01 18:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-02 4:14 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-02 8:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-02 9:42 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-02 11:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-02 11:41 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-02 11:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-02 8:39 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-03-02 8:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-02 9:04 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-03-02 11:01 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2020-03-02 9:53 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-02 12:20 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-02 16:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-05 14:13 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-05 15:07 ` David Kastrup
2020-03-05 17:54 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-05 19:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-22 1:13 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-22 14:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-22 15:45 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-22 17:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-22 19:46 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-22 20:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-23 3:26 ` Noam Postavsky
2020-03-05 16:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
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