A while back on -beta, JWZ mentioned that %backup%~ should probably go to `auto-save-directory'. This is how we did it at SXEmacs... This being another SXEmacs-originated change I'd feel more comfortable if another Reviewer gave this the go ahead before its committed. 2005-03-23 Steve Youngs <steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt; * files.el (backup-buffer): Write "$backup$~" in `auto-save-directory' and fall back to $HOME if for some reason that isn't possible. Suggested By: Jamie Zawinski <jwz(a)jwz.org&gt; Index: files.el =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/lisp/files.el,v retrieving revision 1.72 diff -u -p -r1.72 files.el --- files.el 17 Mar 2005 09:26:09 -0000 1.72 +++ files.el 23 Mar 2005 04:35:43 -0000 ＠＠ -2390,10 +2390,15 ＠＠ no longer accessible under its old name. (rename-file real-file-name backupname t) (setq setmodes (file-modes backupname))) (file-error - ;; If trouble writing the backup, write it in ~. + ;; If trouble writing the backup, write + ;; it in `auto-save-directory'. Fall + ;; back to $HOME if that's not possible. (setq backupname - (expand-file-name - (convert-standard-filename "~/%backup%~"))) + (expand-file-name "$backup%~" + (or (when (and auto-save-directory + (file-writable-p auto-save-directory)) + auto-save-directory) + (getenv "HOME")))) (lwarn 'file 'alert "Cannot write backup file; backing up in %s" (file-name-nondirectory backupname)) (sleep-for 1) -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | I am Dyslexic of Borg. | | Fusistance is retile. Your arse will be laminated. | |------------------------------------&lt;steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt;---|