Re: [h-e-w] Problems in buffer saving

[Jeff Paquette]

On 8 Jan 2004, Stephen Leake wrote:

> Alvi Hirvelä <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > 4) I edit the source file having the class with emacs and save it. I
> > close the emacs.
> > 
> > 5) I open the project in Visual C++ and the class browser does not
> > even see the class! I close the Visual C++.
> 
> Up to here, this is consistent with the problem someone else reported;
> Emacs renames the original file, while VC++ and Notepad edit it "in
> place". 
> 

What is the value of backup-by-copying? 

C-H v backup-by-copying RET

backup-by-copying's value is nil

Documentation:
*Non-nil means always use copying to create backup files.
See documentation of variable `make-backup-files'.



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