From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23483: 24.5; cygwin emacs w32 doesn not ask to save files when windows shuts down Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 20:46:47 +0300 Message-ID: <83inyh97g8.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83a8k0e6l3.fsf@gnu.org> <83y47hc1r9.fsf@gnu.org> <86773dca-93da-e643-74df-a80cafcbf716@cornell.edu> <83shxn9pv7.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1463161644 19738 80.91.229.3 (13 May 2016 17:47:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 17:47:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23483@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Strozzi\, David J." Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 13 19:47:13 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HBA-0007yH-P7 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 19:47:12 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35455 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HBA-0001Fs-6L for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:47:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49882) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HB5-0001AI-HK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:47:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAz-0006zG-UA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:47:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:37867) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAz-0006zC-RI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:47:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAz-0002ff-JC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:47:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 17:47:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 23483 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 23483-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B23483.146316161610255 (code B ref 23483); Fri, 13 May 2016 17:47:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23483) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 May 2016 17:46:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50204 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAt-0002fK-IU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:46:55 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:58853) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAs-0002f7-8U for 23483@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:46:54 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAi-0006v2-Jg for 23483@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:46:49 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:41458) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAi-0006uo-G2; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:46:44 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:4995 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1b1HAf-0003Fw-Ez; Fri, 13 May 2016 13:46:43 -0400 In-reply-to: (strozzi2@llnl.gov) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:118211 Archived-At: > From: "Strozzi, David J." > CC: "23483-done@debbugs.gnu.org" <23483-done@debbugs.gnu.org> > Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 16:22:43 +0000 > > Thanks for addressing this! The usual behavior of windows programs on restart or shutdown is to ask the user to save unsaved files, rather than saving them silently. The current patch to save automatically is better than losing data, but prompting the user I think would be the best thing. Or even having emacs abort the shutdown and give a message like "emacs cancelled shutdown due to unsaved files." The patch doesn't save files automatically, it performs "auto-save", which saves the modified buffers into separate files, from which you can restore afterwards. FWIW, I don't see why asking the user would be better.