From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: James Ipswich Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Reconsider make-backup-files default value Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:03:51 +0000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="24076"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 16 02:04:49 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1spzEW-00067r-TG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:04:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1spzDn-0007YG-DN; Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:04:03 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1spzDl-0007Y8-IG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:04:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4325.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.25]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1spzDi-0003eS-C8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:04:01 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=proton.me; s=protonmail; t=1726445035; x=1726704235; bh=O3I8n8ONbZtwdbLVRGJWNwGX2pgBsL8xcqx8M6spXpY=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=n4XqVUg2nk0wXGUzvJha9ovPNut1YQxlzOPfKPEn3AJUCdsyLVBnWXYRC/hjrNM68 WO5TJzVOl9gjNPm7QMHGpSRb9xFWhCWZgR+YYz1zNWYKuOJMlo5GQYM+7SFq92UlxJ Pk2AvczSGaex04Xnm6/uyAw+AtbFUy3zsj04j+WCNzg8L/1bKIDW7s+X+QhYGxJcao RrrxlpvtKvsCkbDCLOe9oPnDKUYJNDhdEmXRlWBBUh3TajKv9nkBnQFdXkEjSDb7H0 Yi/SZANocZqkyYLfUxJ1vnBHHYQaQASQINUhnGX/GQR84w5TZ6ROo+a1GAd7+mQYv4 LwNBYho3bVC3g== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 65072663:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: 9c96dc0744014c7df1e0da23ca0263dc92436e30 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.25; envelope-from=james.ipswich@proton.me; helo=mail-4325.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:323650 Archived-At: 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!