;;; @ binary access
;;;
-(defun insert-binary-file-contents (filename &optional visit beg end replace)
- "Like `insert-file-contents', q.v., but don't code and format conversion."
+(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 ((coding-system-for-read 'binary)
format-alist)
(insert-file-contents filename visit beg end replace)
))
+(define-obsolete-function-alias '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 ((coding-system-for-read 'binary))
+ (insert-file-contents-literally filename visit beg end replace)
+ ))
+
;;; @ MIME charset
;;;