From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: burton@openprivacy.org (Kevin A. Burton (burtonator)) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Close .emacs file after customization? Date: 14 Jan 2003 22:16:07 -0800 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <3E25930B.40500@ihs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1042683762 8011 80.91.224.249 (16 Jan 2003 02:22:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 02:22:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Yzg0-00024x-00 for ; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 03:22:40 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18Yzoj-0002B8-00 for ; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 03:31:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18Yzh0-000577-06 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:23:42 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18YzgH-0004cx-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:22:57 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18YzbM-0001yL-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:17:59 -0500 Original-Received: from dsl081-061-015.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([64.81.61.15] helo=openprivacy.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18Yzax-0000sl-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:17:27 -0500 Original-Received: from openprivacy.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])h0G2HQsA006898 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:17:26 -0800 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by openprivacy.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Debian-7) id h0G2HQdE006891; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:17:26 -0800 Original-To: Kevin Rodgers In-Reply-To: <3E25930B.40500@ihs.com> Original-Lines: 28 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/21.2.93 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:10775 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:10775 Kevin Rodgers writes: > Kevin A. Burton (burtonator) wrote: > > > This isn't a theoretical problem. I am trying to run multiple .emacs versions > > and I want to maintain the same customization options across Emacs instances. > > If I open the .emacs file in one instance, customize it, then do the same in > > another instance, they both have an open copy of the buffer and there are race > > conditions as to which emacs version should be modifying the file. > > Shouldn't the locking mechanism at least ask you what to do before editing or > saving the buffer? It does in some situations but it isn't as persistent as I would like. It is also just VERY annoying. Kevin -- Kevin A. Burton ( burton@apache.org, burton@openprivacy.org, burton@peerfear.org ) Location - San Francisco, CA, Cell - 415.595.9965 AIM - sfburtonator, Web - http://www.peerfear.org/ GPG fingerprint: 4D20 40A0 C734 307E C7B4 DCAA 0303 3AC5 BD9D 7C4D IRC - openprojects.net #infoanarchy | #p2p-hackers | #reptile Heil Bush!