GNU bug report logs - #12507
24.2.50; `bookmark-write-file': use `write-file', not `write-region', to get backups

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:44:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.2.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #43 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:38:20 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>   ;; Don't use write-file; we don't want this buffer to visit it.
>
> After write-file, the buffer is marked as visiting that file, which
> affects the behavior of C-x C-f and a lot more (e.g. asks the user
> for confirmation if the file was modified by some other process, ...).
What about improving write-region to use backup when needed?
Possibly writing a new write-region-something function that handle
backup, or a write-file-noselect function.

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  Thierry
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