I think this patch (against 21.4 in CVS) fixes the problems identified: 1) I can once again edit a non-existent file in a write-protected directory 2) XEmacs respects the readonly bit 3) the infloop on "xemacs -vanilla nonexistent_file" problem has gone away. Please review. I will commit if no one objects. - Vin Index: src/ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/src/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.290.2.117 diff -a -u -r1.290.2.117 ChangeLog --- src/ChangeLog 2007/01/02 01:32:40 1.290.2.117 +++ src/ChangeLog 2007/01/04 22:34:51 ＠＠ -1,3 +1,8 ＠＠ +2007-01-04 Vin Shelton <acs(a)xemacs.org&gt; + + * fileio.c (check_writable): Check old-style readonly bit only for + non-directories. + 2006-12-25 Benson I. Margulies <benson(a)dchbk.us&gt; * src/fileio.c (check_writable): Index: src/fileio.c =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/src/fileio.c,v retrieving revision 1.66.2.9 diff -a -u -r1.66.2.9 fileio.c --- src/fileio.c 2007/01/02 01:32:45 1.66.2.9 +++ src/fileio.c 2007/01/04 22:34:52 ＠＠ -2307,17 +2307,18 ＠＠ filename = filename_buffer; #endif - // ask simple question first + // First check for a normal file with the old-style readonly bit attributes = GetFileAttributes(filename); - if (0 != (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY)) - return 0; + if (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY == (attributes & (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY|FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY))) + return 0; /* Win32 prototype lacks const. */ error = GetNamedSecurityInfo((LPTSTR)filename, SE_FILE_OBJECT, DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION|GROUP_SECURITY_INFORMATION|OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION, &psidOwner, &psidGroup, &pDacl, &pSacl, &pDesc); if (error != ERROR_SUCCESS) { // FAT? - return 1; + attributes = GetFileAttributes(filename); + return (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) || (0 == (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY)); } genericMapping.GenericRead = FILE_GENERIC_READ; -- The Journey by Mary Oliver http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=6771&poem=30506 _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta