Here is the patch missing in my last mail.

Carlos

El sáb, 18-02-2006 a las 20:42 +0100, Carlos Nieves Ónega escribió:
> Sorry if you get this message twice. It seems like the previous one
> didn't reach the list. See below.
> 
> Carlos
> 
> --------- Mensaje reenviado --------
> De: Carlos Nieves Ónega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Para: geda-dev@seul.org
> Asunto: Re: gEDA: PCB and GAFs use of /tmp to protect us when we are
> being really dumb
> Fecha: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:41:52 +0100
> 
> El jue, 16-02-2006 a las 11:10 -0800, Steve Meier escribió:
> [snip]
> > So, since i was using emacs which generated backup files with the "~"
> > character at the end of the file name I type...
> > 
> > rm *
> > 
> > notice that i forgot the damn "~"  and poof all that work was gone....
> [snip]
> 
> There is one possibility to protect a little more the backup copies...
> I'm talking about schematic.sch~ and #schematic.sch# in the working
> directory, not in /tmp: 
> If the backup copies are set to "read only", the command "rm *" will ask
> the user if he really wants to delete those files.
> The only drawback is when you really want to delete the backup copies:
> you should first set the files writable, and then delete them (best
> way), or issue "rm -f *" (this one would not ask the user).
> 
> One possible patch attached. Comments?
> 
> Carlos
> 

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