GNU bug report logs - #25469
26.0.50; Document lock files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:42:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 26.0.50

Fixed in version 26.2

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 25469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, 25469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25469: 26.0.50; Document lock files
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 08:33:39 -0500

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  > I'm not sure I agree.  The format is an internal implementation
  > detail, and in fact we've changed it recently to solve an obscure bug.
  > Neither users nor Lisp programmers need to be aware of the format, and
  > if they are really curious, they can look in the C sources.

I agree.

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