GNU bug report logs - #12525
24.2.50; doc string of `backup-inhibited'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:47:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.2.50; doc string of `backup-inhibited'
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:46:23 -0700

"Non-nil means don't make a backup, regardless of the other parameters.
This variable is intended for use by making it local to a buffer.
But it is local only if you make it local."
 
What "other parameters"?  What is this really trying to say?
 

In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2012-09-17 on MARVIN
Bzr revision: 110062 cyd <at> gnu.org-20120917054104-r93rtwkrtva73ewe
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libiconv-1.13.1-1-dev/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libxml2-2.7.8/include/libxml2'
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bug#12525; Package emacs. (Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:05:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12525 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12525: 24.2.50; doc string of `backup-inhibited'
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:03:07 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> "Non-nil means don't make a backup, regardless of the other parameters.
> This variable is intended for use by making it local to a buffer.
> But it is local only if you make it local."
>
> What "other parameters"?  What is this really trying to say?

I've simplified the doc string on trunk.

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bug marked as fixed in version 24.4, send any further explanations to 12525 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:05:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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