bug#23033: 24.5; Lock file uses the same extension as the file it's locking

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:

>> And these swap files serve the same purpose as our lock files?
>
> No idea.  They are created when I start editing a file.

Perhaps they're combined auto-save and lock files?  

> I guess for a casual user the effect is the same, because all they will
> notice is what I did: a file pops up when you start editing.

Yup.

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