From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:53:50 +0800 Message-ID: <873925ebpd.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87bogubqjy.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1348628113 1276 80.91.229.3 (26 Sep 2012 02:55:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:55:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 'Karl Fogel' , 12507@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 26 04:55:15 2012 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 1TGhmI-0000oB-EN for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:55:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48317 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhmD-00026Q-Ib for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:55:05 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59738) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhmB-00025x-Jl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:55:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhm8-0004q3-HM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:55:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:46451) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhm8-0004pu-Dj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:55:00 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGho6-00088F-Hk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:57:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:57:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12507 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12507-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12507.134862816631179 (code B ref 12507); Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:57:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12507) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Sep 2012 02:56:06 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55997 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhnA-00086o-LF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:56:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-f44.google.com ([209.85.160.44]:46232) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TGhn6-00086L-QA for 12507@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:56:01 -0400 Original-Received: by pbbro8 with SMTP id ro8so1161953pbb.3 for <12507@debbugs.gnu.org>; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:53:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=FP0LdlJ2LhMjFhqJZdqOgRvWBrU/ayccAQiVz/O2EVw=; b=YS+otOugZuxXgsoq7V7ptJocF5mP4E4Rz6auJd2jaqRBdkmXHvPTTXbUAUPO1jKhcQ sRDyqy/A4FUHvIIM/FHqiMuTZNcyhcPgBlVagpnXRgNNEvuBc03+Lz4deonJT/u/J2fi aqs3loRQL7rKFw7PhZcztb6ZL2eaArPQv33TJ0m7P6U2YYdq/msF1uENYIc9lQW60Gqm gf26KI7++/fAkKIkb7YgVwTarUYu/slSM2ltpXFBWVZOeFhEKlBEirxoa2zuFVuidLYJ cDDw7RXf6YgN6ClBUWIsRFq7k6xlrht/v1Tk0gAIiKZkhv6Iu9BQccxRvd236shKQKSv vm1A== Original-Received: by 10.68.236.67 with SMTP id us3mr25262318pbc.28.1348628037022; Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:53:57 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from ulysses ([155.69.16.255]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gf3sm1253005pbc.74.2012.09.25.19.53.53 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:53:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:53:45 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:64894 Archived-At: "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.