From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: suvayu ali Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12028: Lock file name Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:30:38 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20120723010315.GA15885@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1343604717 24907 80.91.229.3 (29 Jul 2012 23:31:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:31:57 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12028@debbugs.gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 30 01:31:56 2012 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 1Svcxo-0006gT-H7 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:31:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50644 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Svcxn-0000k1-T4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:31:55 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56083) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Svcxk-0000jl-TD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:31:53 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Svcxj-0002sw-Vj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:31:52 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:39960) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Svcxj-0002ss-Qj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:31:51 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Svd4f-00032v-QC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:39:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: suvayu ali Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:39:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12028 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 12028-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12028.134360509311648 (code B ref 12028); Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:39:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12028) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Jul 2012 23:38:13 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49506 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Svd3s-00031i-EI for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:38:13 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ob0-f172.google.com ([209.85.214.172]:54338) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Svd3q-00031b-4M for 12028@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:38:10 -0400 Original-Received: by obbwc20 with SMTP id wc20so8017132obb.3 for <12028@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:30:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=rNKjPhtFegPbqoIyIeq70IV+PQNyIivJxwOUK5sDt5Y=; b=LdJP5wnt5kHTHzk/fjkkMCt4Kqxx6y2q2trqs+tcnhMO8SGRqn5HTT/JlsExqIGRgV ETrCDpBjDBagHLzJB9f4AnjyrIDUtvYkriD7LxjURzWS2Des1fNbSH0GYS1AOFnCJ7Ny 56z7RkyEgntjWDLDcl7wDH0nybZ7RmvGBkFkJ4KmaiNc7hBmwTh9QCZzm5vBPBK7qu2v TtGwtBXy5C7NSJHP+umoaE8T669WrOkJRr8p5riQDifKWIEJ/4z+yVTa5uuM0KO7fykH fcknO+46+tqI8Lwbbkx3Ao+mJvQnHhG6K99QDCeQy4ofsjbBktZdkm406Hj6PCNINwGF 1wKA== Original-Received: by 10.182.110.37 with SMTP id hx5mr14453359obb.48.1343604658248; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:30:58 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.60.143.104 with HTTP; Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:30:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: eiqq4NB_XN2rANj1vHeDnHWrZdw X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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:62594 Archived-At: Hi Glenn, On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Glenn Morris wrote: > Suvayu Ali wrote: > >> I am using GNU Emacs 24.1.50.1 (built 2012-07-21). I see the file naming >> scheme for lock files is `.#'. I seemed to recall there was >> trailing hash like this `.##'. But on the Emacs help list I >> was told there was no trailing hash in the past. So my request is, can a >> trailing hash be added? >> >> My issue in particular is, the lock file gets picked by a glob like >> `*.cxx'; with a trailing hash, this would only match source files. This >> can be a problem with tools that only support very basic globbing. > > I don't think Emacs needs to change the (very long-standing) name of > lockfiles for the sake of inflexible tools that cannot exclude dotfiles I guess you are right. I use the tool only because I have to, it's a real pain. :( > (note that normal shell globbing does not match dotfiles at all). Emacs > 24.2 will have an option `create-lockfiles' that you can set to nil to > disable the generation of lockfiles altogether, hopefully that works for > you. This will work well thank you. :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.