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#18336
24.4.50; When editing externally changed file, Emacs asks too many questions
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Reported by: David Kastrup <dak <at> gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:19:01 UTC
Severity: minor
Tags: fixed, patch
Found in version 24.4.50
Fixed in version 28.1
Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> 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.
Isn't it? He described:
[Original change behind Emacs' back, the trying to edit buffer]
smobs.cc changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
File on disk now will become a backup file if you save these changes.
[So far so good. Now pressing C-x C-s]
Saving file /usr/local/tmp/lilypond/lily/smobs.cc...
[That message is ok]
smobs.cc changed on disk; really edit the buffer? (y, n, r or C-h) y
[That question is ludicrous. I am saving the file, not editing it.]
I don't think I see what the difference is from what I reported.
(Or maybe my description wasn't clear?)
> 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?
Yes.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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