GNU bug report logs - #22436
read-coding-system uses wrong default when called from write-file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:32:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 22436 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22436: read-coding-system uses wrong default when called from write-file
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 11:53:13 +0000

Thanks for explaining that. I imagined Emacs would use a
heuristic based on the contents of the file.
If there were a fallback ordering that preferred utf-8 or some
other universally applicable coding system it would be easier
for most users and less confusing for beginners.
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