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Re: backup method
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Han Boetes |
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Re: backup method |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:27:12 +0100 |
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:01:48 +0059
> > From: Han Boetes <address@hidden>
> >
> > The default backup method is mv and then create a new file. That's
> > nice if you really want to keep the timestamp intact. But if you
> > use emacs with crontab -e you remove the tmpfile and since the
> > filedescriptor is still open your update to your cron is lost --
> > without warning. It was pretty hard to discover why this happened.
> >
> > So I would like to suggest to make backup by copying the default.
>
> So you had a very specific problem, and you are suggesting to change
> the defaults of _all_ users just because of that one problem?
You are absolutely right, that's exactly what I suggested. I also
suggest you make a study on rhetorical questions and I hope you
find out why you should avoid them.
> I agree with Miles: the default backup method is a very natural thing
> to do. I don't think your special case is a reason good enough to
> change the default.
If you would have read the rest of the thread you would have
discovered I came up with something better.
> At best, it's a reason for you to customize your Emacs.
No I really found a problem. Not a bug in emacs, but it does need
a workaround.
# Han
- Re: backup method, (continued)
Re: backup method, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/01/27
- Re: backup method,
Han Boetes <=
Re: backup method, Kim F. Storm, 2005/01/27
Re: backup method, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/01/27
Re: backup method, Richard Stallman, 2005/01/27