Re: Creating an empty file

[martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>]

 > So maybe save-buffer should first check to see if the file exists, and if
 > not, it should save, even if there are no changes.

*** files.el.~1.870.~	Sun Dec 24 22:38:56 2006
--- files.el	Wed Jan 24 08:00:24 2007
***************
*** 3541,3547 ****
       ;; In an indirect buffer, save its base buffer instead.
       (if (buffer-base-buffer)
   	(set-buffer (buffer-base-buffer)))
!     (if (buffer-modified-p)
   	(let ((recent-save (recent-auto-save-p))
   	      setmodes)
   	  ;; On VMS, rename file and buffer to get rid of version number.
--- 3541,3548 ----
       ;; In an indirect buffer, save its base buffer instead.
       (if (buffer-base-buffer)
   	(set-buffer (buffer-base-buffer)))
!     (if (or (buffer-modified-p)
! 	    (and buffer-file-name (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))))
   	(let ((recent-save (recent-auto-save-p))
   	      setmodes)
   	  ;; On VMS, rename file and buffer to get rid of version number.