bug#46397: 27.1; Cannot delete buffer pointing to a file in a path that includes a file

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Matt Armstrong <gmatta@gmail.com>
> Cc: 46397@debbugs.gnu.org, eggert@cs.ucla.edu, craven@gmx.net
> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:49:43 -0800
> 
> I think auto-save issues messages and warnings, but never prompts ("asks
> about").
> 
> Auto save can call `display-warning' (see auto_save_error in fileio.c)
> or `message' (see message1() and message_with_string() calls in same). I
> can't find any prompts.
> 
> So let's settle a question before going further. Would you be okay if
> lock errors were reported in the same way(s) auto-save errors are?

I'm okay with doing the same as auto-save does when Emacs is shutting
down, yes.  As for other situations, I'm not sure we should just
display a warning.

Were you asking only about what to do during shutdown?