Re: Creating an empty file

[martin rudalics]

> So maybe save-buffer should first check to see if the file exists, and if
> not, it should save, even if there are no changes.

*** files.el.~1.870.~   Sun Dec 24 22:38:56 2006
--- files.el    Wed Jan 24 08:00:24 2007
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*** 3541,3547 ****
      ;; In an indirect buffer, save its base buffer instead.
      (if (buffer-base-buffer)
        (set-buffer (buffer-base-buffer)))
!     (if (buffer-modified-p)
        (let ((recent-save (recent-auto-save-p))
              setmodes)
          ;; On VMS, rename file and buffer to get rid of version number.
--- 3541,3548 ----
      ;; In an indirect buffer, save its base buffer instead.
      (if (buffer-base-buffer)
        (set-buffer (buffer-base-buffer)))
!     (if (or (buffer-modified-p)
!           (and buffer-file-name (not (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))))
        (let ((recent-save (recent-auto-save-p))
              setmodes)
          ;; On VMS, rename file and buffer to get rid of version number.