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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ken Brown <kbrown@cornell.edu>
Cc: 10257@debbugs.gnu.org, jari <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Subject: bug#10257: 23.3.1 Cygwin: network drives - file is write protected (false positive)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:27:33 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwviplke0j1.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EE76B6E.7070904@cornell.edu>

> I have a question about the emacs side of this.  I wonder what the rationale
> is for testing writability before trying to save the file, and then asking
> the user for confirmation in case the (unreliable) test for writability
> fails (*).

Can you point us to the piece of code about which you're talking?
Ideally, show us a sample pseudo patch (even better if it compiles, even
better if it works) showing the kind of change you have in mind.


        Stefan





  reply	other threads:[~2011-12-13 19:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-09 18:23 bug#10257: 23.3.1 Cygwin: network drives - file is write protected (false positive) Jari Aalto
2011-12-09 20:33 ` Ken Brown
2011-12-10  9:58   ` jaalto
2011-12-13 12:18     ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 14:00       ` jari
2011-12-13 14:43         ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-13 15:12           ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 19:27             ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2011-12-13 20:16               ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14  2:54                 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-12-14  3:27                   ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14  8:01                     ` Jari Aalto
2011-12-14  8:35                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 12:24                         ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 12:55                           ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 13:10                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 14:19                               ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:47                                 ` jari
2011-12-14 17:30                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 17:57                                   ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15  2:43                                     ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15  2:53                                       ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15  3:19                                         ` Ken Brown
2011-12-15  4:04                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-15 14:42                                         ` Ken Brown
2011-12-16 19:37                                           ` Ken Brown
2011-12-16 19:46                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-16 23:15                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2011-12-17 17:08                                               ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:15                             ` jari
2011-12-14 14:29                               ` Ken Brown
2011-12-14 14:43                                 ` jari
2011-12-14 17:21                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-14 17:23             ` Richard Stallman
2011-12-13 16:26           ` jari
2011-12-13 16:52             ` Ken Brown
2011-12-13 17:48               ` jari
2011-12-13 17:48             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-13 18:05               ` jari
2011-12-13 18:36                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-12-15 14:44           ` Jason Rumney

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