GNU bug report logs - #21612
24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Marcus <mrok4a <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 16:37:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #43 received at 21612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: mrok4a <at> gmail.com, rms <at> gnu.org, 21612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save
 file when intentionally killing buffer
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:48:03 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Cc: mrok4a <at> gmail.com,  21612 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  rms <at> gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:38:11 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > We could make that variable have a third value, which would then
> > override the above logic, no?
> 
> I think it would make more sense to have the non-nil value query the
> user first in this case

But that would exactly do what I asked not to do, and you agreed: ask
that question by default.  Because the default value of the variable
is non-nil...
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