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bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist |
Date: |
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:02:38 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org> writes:
> "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
>> Am I wrong that `write-region' does not provide for backups?
>> If not, then this is clearly a bug, and a pretty serious one, IMO.
>
> It would be annoying litter the filesystem with backups for every
> internal configuration file. The abbrev file and desktop file are not
> backed up either, and I think that's fine.
>
> I wouldn't mind adding a global feature to optionally enable backups for
> such files.
Indeed; data files are normally not backed up, and the bookmark file is
one such file. So I'm closing this bug report.
If somebody wants a global "make write-region make backup files"
(possibly on a per-mode basis?), then a new bug report should be opened.
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- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist,
Lars Ingebrigtsen <=
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Drew Adams, 2020/09/18
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2020/09/19
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Drew Adams, 2020/09/19
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Karl Fogel, 2020/09/23
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2020/09/23
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Eli Zaretskii, 2020/09/23
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2020/09/24
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Karl Fogel, 2020/09/29
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2020/09/29
- bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist, Eli Zaretskii, 2020/09/23