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Re: Since some months, my .el files are read only, why?

From: Robert Pluim
Subject: Re: Since some months, my .el files are read only, why?
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:54:57 +0200 
>>>>> On Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:00:53 +0300, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> said:

    Jean> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2024-07-06 16:57]:
    >> What's the difference between the two groups?  Does "ls -l" show the
    >> same for files from both groups?

    Jean> I was using RCS before, then I stopped. But rcs was not installed. 
However, those files that were registered in RCS were read only.

    Jean> I have renamed RCS directory and now those files do not appear read 
only.

    Jean> But I wonder how is that when rcs command was not installed.

vc-rcs.el installs a find-file hook that makes RCS buffers
readonly. Iʼm guessing that it checks just for the presence of RCS/
files (I says 'guessing' because vc is a twisty maze of passages).

Robert
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