GNU bug report logs - #15169
24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:57:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.3.50

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

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:55:57 -0700 (PDT)

If the file exists and MUSTBENEW is non-nil and not `excl' then a prompt
says that the file already exists and asks whether you want to
"overwrite it anyway".  Remove "anyway" from the question.

"Anyway" here means in spite of already existing.  But overwriting
implies that it already exists - you cannot overwrite a file the does
not exist.



In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2013-08-17 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 113938 eliz <at> gnu.org-20130817171807-fxigtkbc6yy8m9iw
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/Devel/emacs/binary --enable-checking=yes,glyphs
 CFLAGS=-O0 -g3 LDFLAGS=-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib
 CPPFLAGS=-Ic:/Devel/emacs/include'
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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15169 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:44:33 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> If the file exists and MUSTBENEW is non-nil and not `excl' then a prompt
> says that the file already exists and asks whether you want to
> "overwrite it anyway".  Remove "anyway" from the question.
>
> "Anyway" here means in spite of already existing.  But overwriting
> implies that it already exists - you cannot overwrite a file the does
> not exist.

I see your point, but I think the "anyway" is useful in clarifying what
we're asking.  

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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Added tag(s) wontfix. Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:45:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 15169 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:45:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 28 May 2016 11:24:08 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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