6:58 a.m.
Searching the forums it appears this problem is not new but perhaps it has been assumed to
no longer be an issue. Tonight I tried to edit a file served by Samba with XEmacs
21.4.20, 21.4.21, and 21.5-b28. Each attempt and each version yielded the same result.
I.e. XEmacs would open the file read-only ignoring true permissions. After opening the
file read-only, I would M-X toggle-read-only, make my changes, and save. This work around
unfortunately does not help if the file does not exist as XEmacs refuses to make files in
directories served by Samba. It seems to think that all directories are read-only.
For what it is worth, this is not a problem with GNU Emacs 22.1. (I've been using
XEmacs for years and would hate to switch now though :( )
If there is any more information that would be helpful or any work around please contact
me.
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1:49 p.m.
Ar an t-aonú lá is triochad de mí na Nollaig, scríobh QZ:
Searching the forums it appears this problem is not new but perhaps
it
has been assumed to no longer be an issue. Tonight I tried to edit a
file served by Samba with XEmacs 21.4.20, 21.4.21, and 21.5-b28. Each
attempt and each version yielded the same result. I.e. XEmacs would open
the file read-only ignoring true permissions. After opening the file
read-only, I would M-X toggle-read-only, make my changes, and save. This
work around unfortunately does not help if the file does not exist as
XEmacs refuses to make files in directories served by Samba.
Another workaround if you have Cygwin; M-! touch new-file-name RET to create
the file, and then C-x C-s .
It seems to think that all directories are read-only. For what it is
worth, this is not a problem with GNU Emacs 22.1. (I've been using
XEmacs for years and would hate to switch now though :( )
Do you happen to remember a specific version where this worked in the past?
If there is any more information that would be helpful or any work
around
please contact me.
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precipitadamente de la aldea por culpa de la escasez de rinocerontes?
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4:46 a.m.
QZ writes:
Searching the forums it appears this problem is not new but perhaps
it has been assumed to no longer be an issue. Tonight I tried to edit
a file served by Samba with XEmacs 21.4.20, 21.4.21, and 21.5-b28.
Each attempt and each version yielded the same result. I.e. XEmacs
would open the file read-only ignoring true permissions. After
opening the file read-only, I would M-X toggle-read-only, make my
changes, and save. This work around unfortunately does not help if
the file does not exist as XEmacs refuses to make files in directories
served by Samba. It seems to think that all directories are
read-only.
Please send a bug report using M-x report-xemacs-bug. This is a
highly system- (and possibly configuration-) dependent issue; we need
a lot more information about your system.
If you are on Windows (which seems likely), please let us know exactly
what version(s) you're using.
There is a known problem where past versions of XEmacs attempted to
emulate Unix semantics for permission, but it turns out that Windows
has a different enough model that it's essentially impossible. A
number of patches were applied to XEmacs 21.5.28 and I believe to
21.4.20 or .21 to improve the situation, and since then yours is the
first report I've seen.
I don't do Windows, so if it *is* Windows-related you'll have to wait
until the Windows guys get back from skiing or whatever.
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Ar an dara lá de mí Eanair, scríobh Stephen J. Turnbull:
There is a known problem where past versions of XEmacs attempted to
emulate Unix semantics for permission, but it turns out that Windows
has a different enough model that it's essentially impossible. A
number of patches were applied to XEmacs 21.5.28 and I believe to
21.4.20 or .21 to improve the situation, and since then yours is the
first report I've seen.
Not quite; even when Benson Margulies who did the work was around, I don't
think this was ever in a state where we were free of problem reports.
Certainly we've had this issue as long as I've been at my current workplace
and that's eighteen months or so now.
Here's a workaround, to add to one's ~/.xemacs/init.el .
(progn
(fset #'file-readable-p #'(lambda (filename) t))
(fset #'file-writable-p #'(lambda (filename) t)))
There was a proposed patch along the same lines before Benson showed up--I
think we should seriously consider something of the sort.
I don't do Windows, so if it *is* Windows-related you'll have
to wait
until the Windows guys get back from skiing or whatever.
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1:03 p.m.
QZ <wildcat4096 <at> yahoo.com> writes:
Searching the forums it appears this problem is not new but perhaps it has
been
assumed to no longer be an issue. Tonight I tried to edit a file served by
Samba with XEmacs 21.4.20, 21.4.21, and 21.5-b28. Each attempt and each version
yielded the same result. I.e. XEmacs would open the file read-only ignoring
true permissions. After opening the file read-only, I would M-X
toggle-read-only, make my changes, and save. This work around unfortunately
does not help if the file does not exist as XEmacs refuses to make files in
directories served by Samba. It seems to think that all directories ar
e read-only.For what it is worth, this is not a problem with GNU
Emacs 22.1.
(I've been using XEmacs for years and would hate to switch now
though :(
)If there is any more information that would be helpful or any work
around
please contact me.
Hi all,
I had the same Problem when I upgraded from 21.4.19 to 21.4.21 (see my post in
this list from 2007-10-29. I noticed that just in between these two versions
something was changed in the handling of permissions in windows. More info can
be found in my last post.
Regards,
Hilmar
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