GNU bug report logs - #18336
24.4.50; When editing externally changed file, Emacs asks too many questions

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Message #41 received at 18336 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: dak <at> gnu.org, npostavs <at> gmail.com, 18336 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18336: 24.4.50;
 When editing externally changed file, Emacs asks too many questions
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:55:18 +0200

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  David Kastrup <dak <at> gnu.org>,  18336 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:39:14 +0100
> 
> 0. emacs -Q
> 1. C-x C-f /tmp/moo.txt RET
> 2. abc C-x C-s
> 3. From terminal: echo "foo" >> /tmp/moo.txt
> 4. type something, get these messages:
> moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
> 5. Answer 'y', save the file, get:
> - do you really want to save? [not logged]
> - moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y

First, this is not what David reported, see his description up-thread.

And second: are you saying you get the question

  do you really want to save? [not logged]

right after "C-x C-s", then the question

  moo.txt changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h)

right after Emacs says "Wrote moo.txt"?  That is, you didn't do
anything after saving to get the last prompt?

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