Re: Reconsider make-backup-files default value

[James Ipswich <james.ipswich@proton.me>]

Jeremy Baxter wrote:

> A possible solution to the leftover backup issue is storing backup
> files in some specified directory, such as .emacs.d/auto-saves.

This is possible in Emacs by setting backup-directory-alist, if I
recall correctly. One can also ask for numbered backups, etc.

My point was that the default seems a bit intrusive. AFAIK, Vim and
gedit, two prominent editors that used to have the same behavior as
Emacs no longer save backup files in the same directory. Neovim never
had this default either, I think.

pinmacs wrote:

> No other editors [2] are doing something like that by default [...]

Yes, exactly my point, thanks for the explanation!