GNU bug report logs - #11490
vc-next-action overwrites changes in non-checked-out RCS file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jonathan Kamens <jik <at> kamens.us>

Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:33:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: confirmed, help

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jonathan Kamens <jik <at> kamens.us>
Cc: 11490 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11490: vc-next-action overwrites changes in non-checked-out RCS file
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:46 -0400

Jonathan Kamens wrote:

> Try it without making the file writable.

Well, ok, but your initial report began:

   Make an RCS file writable with chmod +w without locking it.

If I instead use M-x toggle-read-only, make changes, and use C-x v v,
then I see the problem.

> The problem goes away when vc-mistrust-permissions is set to true.

OK. It looks like that variable only affects RCS and SCCS?
In which case I am guessing that few people will care if the default
changes, so maybe we should just do that...
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