GNU bug report logs - #14512
buffer-offer-save does not affect kill-buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: E Sabof <esabof <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 13:21:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14512: 24,3; buffer-offer-save doesn't seem to have any effect
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 08:05:04 -0600

On 5/30/13 7:18 AM, E Sabof wrote:
> Steps to reproduce:
> - emacs -Q
> - C-x b test RET
> - M-: (setq buffer-offer-save t)
> - write some text
> - C-x k RET
>
> The buffer is gone, but no prompt is shown.

As documented: buffer-offer-save is consulted "on exit" i.e. by
`save-buffers-kill-emacs' and `save-some-buffers'.

The Elisp manual should be updated to also mention `save-buffers-kill-terminal',
since most users exit Emacs via `C-x C-c'.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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