From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: backup method Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:05:11 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200501292205.j0TM5Bc09252@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <20050127000210.GA6167@boetes.org> <200501270045.j0R0jIq06197@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <20050127015432.GB6167@boetes.org> <20050128035618.GI6167@boetes.org> <20050129060851.GQ6167@boetes.org> <200501291842.j0TIgVw09020@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <87d5vo7xsw.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1107037267 19058 80.91.229.6 (29 Jan 2005 22:21:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:21:07 +0000 (UTC) Cc: han@mijncomputer.nl, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 29 23:21:01 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Cv0xh-0005tl-00 for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 23:21:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv1AD-0003tJ-Ge for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:33:57 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv17W-0003An-LL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:31:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv17D-00033J-5t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:30:51 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv17C-00030V-3C for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:30:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Cv0jR-0003xa-VZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:06:18 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j0TM6H9N017853; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:06:17 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j0TM5Bc09252; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:05:11 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca In-reply-to: <87d5vo7xsw.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (message from Stefan Monnier on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:06:34 -0500) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:32628 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:32628 I am apparently in typo-mode. From my previous message: and that these files should keep using the edited version of the file, if the file is edited. The latter happens automatically if backup-by-copying is true and if and only if a backup is made if backup-by-copying is nil. The opposite, of course. It happens if and only if _no_ backup is made if backup-by-copying is nil. Sincerely, Luc.