Re: infinite loop from unwriteable backup files

[Glenn Morris]

Ken Olum wrote:

> If you try to modify a file in a write-protected directory in which
> there is already a backup file for the file you are editing, then
> emacs goes into an infinite loop when you attempt to save the modified
> buffer.

Thanks for the report. This is already fixed. The fix will be in Emacs
22.2.