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[PATCH] (Finsert_file_contents): Refine commit d07af40d8826

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] (Finsert_file_contents): Refine commit d07af40d8826
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:28:31 -0400

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Tags: patch

As requested in bug#78777, here's a separate bug report for the
following problem:

- Start with:

      % src/emacs -Q BUGS &
      % echo foo >>BUGS

- In the Emacs session type:

      a

  Notice how Emacs correctly prompts about "changed on disk, really edit".
  Hit `C-g` so we don't actually edit the buffer.

- In the Emacs session do:

      M-: (insert-file-contents "README" nil nil nil t) RET

  Notice how Emacs just blindly changed the contents of the buffer
  without prompting about "changed on disk, really edit".

I think this last step is an error, we should be prompted just as we are
with any other buffer modification that diverges from the file's contents.

The patch below does just that,


        Stefan

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