GNU bug report logs - #36160
25.2; Emacs does not ask to save modified files when shutting down OS

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Message #11 received at 36160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 36160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Johan Pretorius <pretoriusjf <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#36160: 25.2;
 Emacs does not ask to save modified files when shutting down OS
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:56:42 +0200

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

> Does any editor complain in such a situation?
> It would mean a user process could block a shutdown, which seems unlikely.

I've got an Apple machine at work, and when I try to reboot it, there
are frequently user processes that stop the process.  It's really
annoying.

So it's available on some systems...

I don't think Emacs wants to do that, but it could, like, listen to dbus
messages about being shut down and try to autosave some buffers, for
instance...  Perhaps?

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