bug#23033: 24.5; Lock file uses the same extension as the file it's locking

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
>
>>> And these swap files serve the same purpose as our lock files?
>>
>> No idea.  They are created when I start editing a file.
>
> Perhaps they're combined auto-save and lock files?

Something like that would be my guess.  The name ".swp" suggests it's
got more to do with auto-saving.

But come to think of it, would it be possible for us to use one combined
file?