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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #36 received at 11490 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jonathan Kamens <jik <at> kamens.us>
Cc: 11490 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#11490: vc-next-action overwrites changes in non-checked-out
	RCS file
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:21:31 -0500

Jonathan Kamens wrote:

> Make an RCS file writable with chmod +w

I wrote:

> I cannot reproduce this

Jonathan Kamens wrote:

> Try it without making the file writable.

I wrote:

> I see the problem.

(months pass)

Jonathan Kamens wrote:

> The problem described above may indeed be a problem, but it's not the
> problem I reported.
>
> The problem I reported is:
[...]
> chmod +w file


Welp, this sure has been crystal clear.
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