Re: How to switch off autobackup for files loaded from tramp?

[Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>]

>>>>> Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>:

> I have this in my init file:

> (setq backup-enable-predicate
>       (lambda (name)
> 	(and (normal-backup-enable-predicate name)
> 	     (not (file-remote-p name)))))

Thanks! This looked good and from the variable and function
documentation it really looked like it should work.

Unfortunately it didn't... emacs still autosaves for me a file loaded
with tramp over a plink (putty SSH) connection.

Some versions:
 GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2023-07-31 (windows 11 enterprise)
 tramp version 2.6.0.29.1

Are there good ways to debug this in an "offending" buffer (ie. a buffer
holding a modified remote file)?

I.e. how to I check what the predicate returns in this buffer?

How do I check what (normal-backup-enable-predicate name) returns in
this buffer?

How do I check what (file-remote-p name) returns in this buffer?

Thanks!


- Steinar