From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18692: 25.0.50; (emacs) `Backup Names' is not the place for `backup-directory-alist' Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:22:36 +0200 Message-ID: <87zisbp45v.fsf@gnus.org> References: <03827bf6-7a60-4586-8dac-9a16d1d37d10@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1462026230 24103 80.91.229.3 (30 Apr 2016 14:23:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:23:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 18692@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 30 16:23:35 2016 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 1awVny-0006Ns-My for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:23:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58589 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnr-0003v8-KF for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:23:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45550) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnh-0003fc-Qc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:23:24 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnW-0003Qr-0M for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:23:12 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:45498) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnV-0003Q1-TS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:23:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnS-0005Xo-3G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:23:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:23:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18692 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 18692-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18692.146202616521273 (code B ref 18692); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:23:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18692) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Apr 2016 14:22:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57832 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnB-0005X2-Kr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:22:45 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:57152) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awVnA-0005Wv-FT for 18692@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:22:44 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awVn2-00039x-QD; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:22:38 +0200 In-Reply-To: <03827bf6-7a60-4586-8dac-9a16d1d37d10@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:28:30 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117334 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > This node has the title "Single or Numbered Backups". > > The paragraph about `backup-directory-alist' does not belong in this > node, even though the second half of this sentence (which should be a > separate sentence, BTW) does mention something pertinent to backup file > names. > > A typical use is to add an element `("." . DIR)' to make all > backups in the directory with absolute name DIR; Emacs modifies the > backup file names to avoid clashes between files with the same names > originating in different directories. > > This paragraph belongs in node `Backup', which is about whether, how, > and where to save backups. I've now moved it and elided the bit about applying to both numbered and single backups. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no