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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: michael_heerdegen@web.de
Cc: 10419@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10419: 23.3; byte-compile-file: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer  *Compiler Input*>
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:46:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2lipimsqf.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vcom1t8l.fsf@web.de> (Michael Heerdegen's message of "Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:41:30 +0100")

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:

> Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I don't know why you don't just make the file read-only on disk.
>
> Of course I could do that.  But then I may forget to make it read-only
> again after editing the file.

Emacs allows you to edit read-only files, making it writable temporarily
when saving (after confirmation).

Andreas.

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-01-08  9:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-01 19:48 bug#10419: 23.3; byte-compile-file: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer *Compiler Input*> Michael Heerdegen
2012-01-06  7:39 ` Glenn Morris
     [not found] ` <mailman.1260.1325835572.15002.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-01-08  8:41   ` Michael Heerdegen
2012-01-08  9:23     ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-01-08  9:46     ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
     [not found]     ` <mailman.1445.1326016018.15002.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-01-08 14:51       ` Michael Heerdegen

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