GNU bug report logs - #2398
23.0.90; MUSTMATCH read-file-name arg, confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:05:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #50 received at 2398-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: <2398-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#2398 NOT FIXED - MUSTMATCH read-file-name arg, confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:43:23 -0400

>> Any code that passed a non-nil non-t value in order to
>> guarantee that the value returned by the function
>> names an existing file is now broken.
>
> How will this problem be addressed? Will the regression be fixed? If
> not, will the new behavior at least be signaled to users as an
> incompatible change?

No further code changes will be made; and the change is already
documented in NEWS.
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