bug#12507: [debbugs-tracker] Processed: severity 12507 wishlist

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com>
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:41:52 -0500
> Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>,
>  12507@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> This way we would still use `write-region' and avoid visiting the file.

Why do we have to keep to use write-region?

> Even though we don't know exactly why Richard made the original motivating 
> change (commit cfde584f6d, see [b] below), there was some problem with 
> `write-file' -- so we shouldn't just go back to that, because a regression 
> would be likely.

You already had this discussion with Richard back then, see

  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2005-05/msg01376.html

If what Richard wrote in response is not clear enough, we can ask him
to try to elaborate.