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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2011-01-15 12:38:27 -0800
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2011-01-15 12:38:27 -0800
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Merge from emacs-23 branch, up to 2010-05-20T21:33:58Z!juri@jurta.org.
Note: emacs-23 2010-05-20T01:32:08Z!lekktu@gmail.com is rendered unnecessary by pre-existing 2010-05-20 trunk change.
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-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/building.texi8
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/files.texi8
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index fa7b38e8bcb..84fa7f875c4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
2011-01-15 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+ * building.texi (Compilation): Improve instructions for running two
+ compilations (Bug#7573).
+
+ * files.texi (Backup Names): Document the new location of the
+ last-resort backup file.
+
* files.texi (File Aliases): Move directory-abbrev-alist doc from Lisp
manual. Explain why directory-abbrev-alist elements should be anchored
(Bug#7777).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index 98420b1f569..f9602e4dcf7 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ confirmation before actually killing a compilation that is running.
You can also kill the compilation process with @kbd{M-x
kill-compilation}.
- If you want to run two compilations at once, you should start the
-first one, then rename the @samp{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using
-@code{rename-uniquely}; @pxref{Misc Buffer}), and start the other
-compilation. That will create a new @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
+ To run two compilations at once, start the first one, then rename
+the @samp{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using @code{rename-uniquely};
+@pxref{Misc Buffer}), then switch buffers and start the other
+compilation. This will create a new @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
Emacs does not expect a compiler process to launch asynchronous
subprocesses; if it does, and they keep running after the main
diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index c869e19afe7..b8745436f1f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -568,10 +568,10 @@ another from the newly saved contents if you save again.
appending @samp{~} to the file name being edited; thus, the backup
file for @file{eval.c} would be @file{eval.c~}.
- If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the usual
-names, it writes the backup file as @file{%backup%~} in your home
-directory. Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently
-made such backup is available.
+ If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the
+usual names, it writes the backup file as @file{~/.emacs.d/%backup%~}.
+Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently made such
+backup is available.
Emacs can also make @dfn{numbered backup files}. Numbered backup
file names contain @samp{.~}, the number, and another @samp{~} after