If saving a buffer with the current or preferred coding system is not possible, Emacs displays a `*Warning*' buffer which tells to select a safe coding system or to edit the buffer. If you quit then, you will lose the backup file for the buffer. Take the following steps to reproduce the problem:
$ echo "foo" > bar ; cp bar bar~ $ emacs -Q -f view-hello-file bar In Emacs, in the "bar" buffer, type M-x insert-buffer RET C-x C-s Emacs should display a '*Warning*' buffer now; type C-g to quit. Now `buffer-backed-up' is t, but the backup file bar~ is gone. :-( The problem seems to be long outstanding, I could also reproduce it with Emacs 21.4. In GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2005-11-19 on debian, modified by Debian X server distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.60802000 _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug
