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Re: Fwd: %backup%~

From: "Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson" <johann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Fwd: %backup%~
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:44:06 +0000
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Steve Youngs <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> What ya'll think?

Saw it, still thinking.

> I think I'd rather "%backup%~" go in auto-save-directory -- but files.el
> hardcodes the name "~/%backup%~" instead of getting it from a variable.
> (I guess I could hack convert-standard-filename, but ew.)

What if there's a problem writing in auto-save-directory? I think we
still need a fallback to ~.

Looking at the code, I also noticed that I don't know shit about
errors and exceptions and that the interactive environment doesn't
really document them.

That means a gripe post of my own, later.


Johann

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