+(defmacro as-binary-input-file (&rest body)
+ (` (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system-for-read *noconv*)
+ )
+ (,@ body)
+ )))
+
+(defmacro as-binary-output-file (&rest body)
+ (` (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system *noconv*)
+ )
+ (,@ body)
+ )))
+
+(defalias 'set-process-input-coding-system 'set-process-coding-system)
+
+
+;;; @ binary access
+;;;
+
+(defun insert-file-contents-as-binary (filename
+ &optional visit beg end replace)
+ "Like `insert-file-contents', q.v., but don't code and format conversion.
+Like `insert-file-contents-literary', but it allows find-file-hooks,
+automatic uncompression, etc.
+
+Namely this function ensures that only format decoding and character
+code conversion will not take place."
+ (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system *noconv*))
+ (insert-file-contents filename visit beg end replace)
+ ))
+
+(defalias 'insert-binary-file-contents 'insert-file-contents-as-binary)
+(make-obsolete 'insert-binary-file-contents 'insert-file-contents-as-binary)
+
+(defun insert-binary-file-contents-literally (filename
+ &optional visit beg end replace)
+ "Like `insert-file-contents-literally', q.v., but don't code conversion.
+A buffer may be modified in several ways after reading into the buffer due
+to advanced Emacs features, such as file-name-handlers, format decoding,
+find-file-hooks, etc.
+ This function ensures that none of these modifications will take place."
+ (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system *noconv*))
+ (insert-file-contents-literally filename visit beg end replace)
+ ))
+
+(if running-emacs-19_29-or-later
+ ;; for MULE 2.3 based on Emacs 19.34.
+ (defun write-region-as-binary (start end filename
+ &optional append visit lockname)
+ "Like `write-region', q.v., but don't code conversion."
+ (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system *noconv*))
+ (write-region start end filename append visit lockname)
+ ))
+ ;; for MULE 2.3 based on Emacs 19.28.
+ (defun write-region-as-binary (start end filename
+ &optional append visit lockname)
+ "Like `write-region', q.v., but don't code conversion."
+ (let (mc-flag
+ (file-coding-system *noconv*))
+ (write-region start end filename append visit)
+ ))
+ )
+