From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:02:38 +0200 Message-ID: <87363ff7qp.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87bogubqjy.fsf@gnu.org> <873925ebpd.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="21182"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 'Karl Fogel' , 12507@debbugs.gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 18 17:04:11 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHvm-0005JM-70 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:04:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50586 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHvl-0003cF-0t for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:04:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45572) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHug-0002GH-NB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:03:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:60793) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHug-0007pW-Cm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:03:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHug-0008Tj-92 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:03:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:03:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12507 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 12507-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12507.160044137332565 (code B ref 12507); Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:03:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12507) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Sep 2020 15:02:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44103 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHuX-0008TB-AH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:02:53 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:55526) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHuV-0008Su-4P for 12507@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:02:51 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=y88X31pJaamWp3KVBUeAxk2huKMH5JhDDxSykWJ9b2Y=; b=gdbIfQqOR7ltO+S5Fvx7mO3hX+ fpHiArZh8ae+FBeEOErDFCRarh85dSy/aAYYulI8L32/q1kJhroPMiAU/x+hNewkyI3gWGBvNR/48 AbmP49DQVAkBFTIZpVX7QOxf3ph+RwBWYwmAKiQ4ggK9wjEtIltgPREdah+0QLyRZ30c=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kJHuJ-00075P-Qz; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:02:43 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Saito Koji's _433-1_: "433_081" In-Reply-To: <873925ebpd.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:53:50 +0800") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:188323 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > "Drew Adams" writes: > >> Am I wrong that `write-region' does not provide for backups? >> If not, then this is clearly a bug, and a pretty serious one, IMO. > > It would be annoying litter the filesystem with backups for every > internal configuration file. The abbrev file and desktop file are not > backed up either, and I think that's fine. > > I wouldn't mind adding a global feature to optionally enable backups for > such files. Indeed; data files are normally not backed up, and the bookmark file is one such file. So I'm closing this bug report. If somebody wants a global "make write-region make backup files" (possibly on a per-mode basis?), then a new bug report should be opened. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no