From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ihor Radchenko Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#60930: 30.0.50; 24.3 Choosing File Modes section of Emacs manual does not explain dealing with backup files Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:36:09 +0000 Message-ID: <878rhy4uza.fsf@localhost> References: <87k01k6reb.fsf@localhost> <83lem00wfa.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="4476"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 60930-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 19 12:36:09 2023 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 1pITDF-0000xZ-J9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:36:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pITDC-00024L-N3; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:36:06 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pITD9-00022Y-2B for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:36:04 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pITD8-00058u-Lq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:36:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pITD8-0005Kk-DM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:36:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Ihor Radchenko Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:36:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 60930 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 60930-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D60930.167412815120482 (code D ref 60930); Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:36:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 60930-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jan 2023 11:35:51 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42804 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pITCx-0005KI-AQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:35:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mout01.posteo.de ([185.67.36.65]:45619) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pITCv-0005K0-HG for 60930-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:35:50 -0500 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout01.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8BA06240039 for <60930-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:35:42 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1674128143; bh=+4rBWBoD0qkFka4tHqcyAylkiXoy2awV/87xio4u/cM=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=mOJi9NYWunUie8g++8I+zJ8QiAga3mDyl9Kc31CzY4OcrNFg3ZhZWYexvQijfk+KF IJXhzTTLFyoqIn+NwPaslQM2BEq1gKMgK80UEpJhS92ps2jScY/h1nm2FVVMVor29Q vrX0+GYH077yWZr9PUARaQOF14mfC4d6Q9sL4jwdd02pEqEZFtzn009Wy/E/A7W/+K 2HZB9Trj2wHhROiTg/Ngbo/D1QVLG5MgEQ7qOlkwDB7R6jz7poQG7jzYduqDHbqGpX ILrLFAEwCQa+W0Nji0jxH5ohGAKUZPva1XIjH13neVpubqHXTa8kNzbRxPQZeSjsXu 64opcIndYFHoQ== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4NyLCx3ryRz6tpd; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:35:40 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <83lem00wfa.fsf@gnu.org> 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:253702 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > The feature of "recursive extension stripping" was already documented > there. I added a few words about two examples of its usage (backup > files aren't the only one, and I see no reason to treat them specially > in this regard, let alone have the actual regexp in the manual). > However, I sincerely doubt that having this described in that place > will be discoverable enough. I also am not sure why you thought it > was so important to mention: it's an obscure implementation detail > intended to make Emacs DTRT, and as long it does TRT, why should users > worry? I thought that it is important to mention because we got a bug report claiming that opening backups of Org files in org-mode is not expected: https://list.orgmode.org/25543.50706.554658.6937@gargle.gargle.HOWL/ As for discoverability, an index entry might do. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at . Support Org development at , or support my work at