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 16:49:03 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200501292249.j0TMn3609295@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> <200501292148.j0TLm4S09241@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1107039061 28860 80.91.229.6 (29 Jan 2005 22:51:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:51:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, han@mijncomputer.nl Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 29 23:50:54 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 1Cv1Qc-0007Vq-00 for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 23:50:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv1d8-0004pC-Qx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:03:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv1cw-0004n8-O3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:03:38 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv1cv-0004mT-Ii for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:03:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cv1cv-0004mQ-GA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:03:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Cv1Ps-00076j-IJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:08 -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 j0TMo79N017968; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:50:07 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j0TMn3609295; Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:49:03 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu In-reply-to: <200501292148.j0TLm4S09241@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Sat, 29 Jan 2005 15:48:04 -0600 (CST)) 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:32632 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:32632 >>From my previous message: One could also use a customizable list of directories where backups are made by copying, even if backup-by-copying is nil. That one would consist by default of the files in those temporary directories. Maybe that is not necessary. If implemented, it would also need to apply to recursive subdirectories. But if we continue to disable backups by default in temporary directories, we can just tell people that if they want backups made in those directories, they have to set `backup-by-copying' to t. Sincerely, Luc.