GNU bug report logs - #77315
31.0.50; Crash in Finsert_file_contents, file size changed

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Message #17 received at 77315 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pip Cet <pipcet <at> protonmail.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 77315 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#77315: 31.0.50;
 Crash in Finsert_file_contents, file size changed
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:17:45 +0000

"Paul Eggert" <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> writes:

> On 3/27/25 10:21, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> AFAIR, insert-file-contents needs to be completely rewritten to handle
>> such situations.
>
> I drafted something a while ago along those lines but never got around
> to finish it. I'll try to bump the priority.

Thank you both!  I'll wait, then.  I'm perfectly happy reading "random"
data if a file is changed while being read, FWIW, but I see no reason to
crash, and it's also somewhat undesirable to throw an error in this
situation.

Pip

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