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bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when in
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer |
Date: |
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:57:29 +0300 |
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, mrok4a@gmail.com, 21612@debbugs.gnu.org,
> rms@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:40:40 +0200
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > Hmm... bother. If the new variable kill-buffer-delete-auto-save-files
> > is non-nil, we ask the user even if we eventually don't delete the
> > auto-save file, for example if auto-save-visited-mode is in effect.
> > Is that TRT?
>
> If that's the case, it's a bug. I'll have a look at this tomorrow.
Actually, if auto-save-visited-mode is on, the buffer will not be
modified after auto-saving. But the general concern is still there:
we ask the question before we decide whether to delete, which I think
could cause trouble some day.
> > Also, I'd bet people would like to be able to delete them without any
> > questions asked, so maybe the variable should be a tristate, not a
> > boolean?
>
> I think that's too dangerous, really, so I'd rather not. But if others
> feel strongly that that should be a feature, I wouldn't oppose it.
Fair enough.
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, (continued)
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/08/18
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/19
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/08/20
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/20
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/08/22
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/22
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/08/23
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/23
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/08/23
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/23
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/25