Re: Proposal: move write-contents-functions higher up in basic-save-buffer

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 12:55:53 +0800
> 
> > My thinking was that by somehow overcoming this obstacle, you can
> > allow users to easily use write-contents-functions as they need.
> >
> > Does this make sense?  If not, can you tell what is the difficulty in
> > this regard?
> 
> I probably just did a poor job writing the initial message. That's what
> I was proposing to begin with: to jiggle `basic-save-buffer' (and I
> think also `save-some-buffers') so that the running of
> `write-contents-functions' comes earlier in the function, or is
> otherwise in its own branch that doesn't require a `buffer-file-name'.

Then I guess we are in violent agreement.

> I can try to produce a patch, if this is acceptable in principle.

Yes, please.

Thanks.