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 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 the default settings changed, you'd better ask on emacs-devel. A good strategy to avoid losing information is to organize your backups yourself instead of counting on your tools to do it for you. (Since you seem to be working with SVN, I'd recommend making local branches with svk and commit everything in there.) Thanks, -- ,''`. : :' : Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `. `' http://people.debian.org/~rfrancoise/ `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
