From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22025: Emacs 25 corrupts Emacs 24 .emacs.desktop. Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:05:25 +0200 Message-ID: <83r3jbstgq.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20151127083837.GB1782@acm.fritz.box> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1448615187 14168 80.91.229.3 (27 Nov 2015 09:06:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:06:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22025@debbugs.gnu.org To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 27 10:06:14 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eyq-0003D9-Fh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:06:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55435 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eys-0001nr-UU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47833) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eyl-0001nm-RZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:11 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eyg-0007iv-Oz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:37151) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eyg-0007in-L9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eyg-00075r-C8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:06:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22025 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22025-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22025.144861516127260 (code B ref 22025); Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:06:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22025) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Nov 2015 09:06:01 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55092 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a2Eye-00075c-Kk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:00 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout26.012.net.il ([80.179.55.182]:53368) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a2EyK-00074x-PG for 22025@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:05:59 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout26.012.net.il by mtaout26.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NYG00700UGG5S00@mtaout26.012.net.il> for 22025@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:08:29 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.94.185.246]) by mtaout26.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NYG0012RUQ5V160@mtaout26.012.net.il>; Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:08:29 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <20151127083837.GB1782@acm.fritz.box> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:109328 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:38:37 +0000 > From: Alan Mackenzie > > Emacs 25 has read a version 206 .desktop file, but written a version 208 > file on termination. Emacs 24 cannot execute this version. > > There was no yes-or-no-p asking "are you sure you want to convert your > desktop to a format incompatible with previous Emacs versions?". > > Manually restoring a .desktop to version 206 is fraught with > difficulties, even for somebody (myself) who understands the issues > reasonably well, and has an old version of .desktop saved "just in > case". > > Recommendation > -------------- > > Emacs 25, having loaded a version 206 .desktop, should save it in the > same format until the user has positively consented to it being > converted to version 208. This would be a nice enhancement, but it certainly isn't a bug in my book. Of course, if making that happen is relatively easy, it would be good to have such a compatibility mode. Patches welcome. I marked it wishlist.