Re: how do I turn off file locking?
Steve Youngs <sryoungs(a)bigpond.net.au> writes:
I think Jamie makes a very valid point here, that variable name
blows goats.
I'm not even convinced that that variable is supposed to be set by the
user. The inhibit-* pattern seems to be reserved for variables that
are bound, not set -- think `inhibit-quit'.
But then again, the docstring says nothing of the sort, so maybe
that's not the case here.
According to FSFmacs docs, the way to customize locking is to override
`ask-user-about-lock'. The docstring of that function confirms that,
so another way to get rid of the prompt is this:
(defun ask-user-about-lock (&rest who-cares)
;; Just grab the lock.
t)
XEmacs will still create locks, but the prompt will go away.
Yes, the name does correctly describe what it does, but you'd
only
find it if you were familiar with XEmacs' configuration options.
For what it's worth, "clash detection" is mentioned in the manual
several times, but I cheated because I knew what to look for.