GNU bug report logs - #8399
23.3; save-some-buffers ignores buffer names

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Reported by: Uday S Reddy <u.s.reddy <at> cs.bham.ac.uk>

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:34:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 23.3

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 #26 received at 8399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: u.s.reddy <at> cs.bham.ac.uk, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 8399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8399: 23.3; save-some-buffers ignores buffer names
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:42:26 +0300

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:29:03 +0200
> Cc: Uday S Reddy <u.s.reddy <at> cs.bham.ac.uk>, 8399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Isn't it more useful to know what files you're saving to, and not
> what buffers they're coming from?

In the usual case, i.e. where the file name is not something invented
by a VM or somesuch, I think the file name is more useful, yes.  Or at
least it could be.  So maybe we should offer this as an optional
feature, as I presume the OP's use case is somewhat rare?
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