GNU bug report logs - #29412
27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some point!) check that the direcory is writeable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Marshall <robert.marshall <at> codethink.co.uk>

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:29:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 27.0.50

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 #21 received at 29412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Robert Marshall <robert.marshall <at> codethink.co.uk>, 29412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#29412: 27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some
 point!) check that the direcory is writeable
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:18:08 +0100
Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

> OTOH, displaying a warning might go unnoticed by the user.
>
> Then maybe better would be to ask a y-or-n question
> whether the user still wants to edit the unwritable buffer.

Makes sense.  I've now done this change.

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