From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: backup-by-copying-when-mismatch Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:51:30 +0100 Message-ID: References: <874oc6ze69.fsf@gmx.de> <87k4kxzefl.fsf@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1288882320 22054 80.91.229.12 (4 Nov 2010 14:52:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:52:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Jo Vermeulen , "emacs-devel@gnu.org" To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 04 15:51:56 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PE1AP-0004GM-Lx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:51:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56896 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PE1AO-00026x-Jj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:51:52 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40436 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PE1AB-00025I-O3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:51:41 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PE1A9-0004Gs-1j for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:51:38 -0400 Original-Received: from mailrelay2.alcatel.de ([194.113.59.96]:51205) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PE1A8-0004GD-Oc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:51:37 -0400 Original-Received: from destgsu0048.de.alcatel-lucent.com (destgsu0048.de.alcatel-lucent.com [149.204.242.4]) by mailrelay2.alcatel.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/ICT) with ESMTP id oA4EpUKh011102; Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:51:30 +0100 Original-Received: from slbhn1.alcatel.de (slbhn1.de.alcatel-lucent.com [149.204.90.35]) by destgsu0048.de.alcatel-lucent.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id oA4EpURZ027774; Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:51:30 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:12:31 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Alcanet-virus-scanned: oA4EpURZ027774 at destgsu0048.de.alcatel-lucent.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.64 on 149.204.45.73 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:132360 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >>> A simpler solution would be to change the default value of >>> backup-by-copying-when-mismatch to t for everyone rather than just >>> for root. I don't know what would the objections to this. > >> From my pov it would be acceptable, but I don't know how people see it. > > Neither do I. Let's change the default in the trunk. I'll deactivate the setting in Tramp, and we'll see whether there are complaints. OK? >> And we should check what it does mean for remote files, because they >> tend to "mismatch" more often. > > That's a very good point. I'm a regular Tramp user, I'll keep it in mind to check whether there are collateral damages. > Stefan Best regards, Michael.