Bug#407329: emacs-snapshot: emacs should make a backup for every file by default

2007-01-19 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2007-01-18 08:43:56 +0100, Romain Francoise wrote: > Anyway, I think you overestimated the reliability of Emacs's backup > system; I can see why you're surprised in this particular situation > but the current defaults are tuned for the general case and > everything is customizable. If you want

Bug#407329: emacs-snapshot: emacs should make a backup for every file by default

2007-01-18 Thread Romain Francoise
Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One shouldn't lose a backup until the buffer is modified and > saved. Of course the file must be saved again after being reopened for the backup to be overwritten -- Emacs doesn't throw the backup away if you just open the file... Anyway, I think you

Bug#407329: emacs-snapshot: emacs should make a backup for every file by default

2007-01-17 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2007-01-17 21:18:53 +0100, Romain Francoise wrote: > Backups are disabled in working copies because it's annoying to keep > backup versions when the same information is recorded in the version > control system... As I explained, this is not the same information, because of intermediate (non-com