From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Duncan Greatwood <dgreatwood@gmail.com>
Cc: 70973-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70973: 29.1; "Unlocking file: Invalid argument" Warning saving via a softlink with stale file lock
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:04:29 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86wmn8oj2q.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGg=3NVstcd_hE3N5VNjj30uFN8hBEqDXPaTK-_v737hQ5L03g@mail.gmail.com> (message from Duncan Greatwood on Thu, 16 May 2024 14:36:37 -0700)
> From: Duncan Greatwood <dgreatwood@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 14:36:37 -0700
> Cc: 70973@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> I would agree that the issue was likely due to a system crash at an inopportune moment.
>
> Of course, if emacs did detect a bad lock file, it could prompt the user for confirmation before removing /
> replacing it. No need to be silent.
>
> The status quo, requiring a user to find and remove the lock file manually, seems burdensome to my eye,
> albeit the issue is presumably rare. But certainly it is a matter of taste.
No further comments, so I'm now closing this bug.
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-05-16 0:53 bug#70973: 29.1; "Unlocking file: Invalid argument" Warning saving via a softlink with stale file lock Duncan Greatwood
2024-05-16 8:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-05-16 14:17 ` Duncan Greatwood
2024-05-16 15:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-05-16 15:55 ` Duncan Greatwood
2024-05-16 16:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-05-16 16:20 ` Duncan Greatwood
2024-05-16 18:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-05-16 19:27 ` Duncan Greatwood
2024-05-16 19:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-05-16 21:36 ` Duncan Greatwood
2024-06-01 14:04 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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