Re: ange-ftp won't make remote backup files

[Chris Moore]

Some time ago, Richard Stallman proposed this replacement for
backup-buffer-copy:

 > Richard Stallman writes:
 > 
 >  > Does this replacement function make things work more or less right?
 >  > 
 >  > (defun backup-buffer-copy (from-name to-name modes)
 >  >   (condition-case ()
 >  >       (copy-file from-name to-name t t)
 >  >     (file-error
 >  >      ;; If copying fails because file TO-NAME
 >  >      ;; is not writable, delete that file and try again.
 >  >      (if (and (file-exists-p to-name)
 >  >         (not (file-writable-p to-name)))
 >  >    (delete-file to-name))
 >  >      (copy-file from-name to-name t t)))
 >  >   (and modes
 >  >        (set-file-modes to-name (logand modes #o1777))))
 > 
 > More right.  I can edit files and keep backups now.  Thanks.

It fixes the problem of backups not being written remotely for me.

I just recompiled Emacs from the latest CVS code and noticed that the
replacement function hasn't been added to the repository, and
ange-ftp still fails to make backups for me.

Is this an oversight?  If so, this is a reminder.

Chris.