"Whether to create backup files.
This variable takes the same values as the `version-control'
variable."
+ :version "21.4"
:group 'gnus-start
:type '(choice (const :tag "Never" never)
(const :tag "If existing" nil)
the buffer or write directly to the file. The buffer is faster
because all of the contents are written at once. The direct write
uses considerably less memory."
+ :version "21.4"
:group 'gnus-start
:type '(choice (const :tag "Write via buffer" t)
(const :tag "Write directly to file" nil)))
(let ((fcv (and gnus-newsrc-file-version
(gnus-continuum-version gnus-newsrc-file-version))))
(when fcv
- ;; A .newsrc.eld file was loaded.
+ ;; A newsrc file was loaded.
(let (prompt-displayed
(converters
(sort
(while (let (c
(cursor-in-echo-area t)
(echo-keystrokes 0))
- (message "Convert newsrc from version '%s' to '%s'? (n/y/?)"
+ (message "Convert gnus from version '%s' to '%s'? (n/y/?)"
gnus-newsrc-file-version gnus-version)
(setq c (read-char-exclusive))
(cond ((or (eq c ?n) (eq c ?N))
- (error "Can not start gnus using old (unconverted) newsrc"))
+ (error "Can not start gnus without converting"))
((or (eq c ?y) (eq c ?Y))
(setq prompt-displayed t)
nil)
((eq c ?\?)
(message "This conversion is irreversible. \
- You should backup your files before proceeding.")
+ To be safe, you should backup your files before proceeding.")
(sit-for 5)
t)
(t
(funcall func convert-to)))
(gnus-dribble-enter
- (format ";Converted newsrc from version '%s' to '%s'? (n/y/?)"
+ (format ";Converted gnus from version '%s' to '%s'."
gnus-newsrc-file-version gnus-version)))))))
(defun gnus-convert-mark-converter-prompt (converter no-prompt)
- (setplist converter
- (let* ((symbol 'gnus-convert-no-prompt)
- (value (delq symbol (symbol-plist converter))))
- (if no-prompt
- (cons symbol value)
- value))))
+ "Indicate whether CONVERTER requires gnus-convert-old-newsrc to
+ display the conversion prompt. NO-PROMPT may be nil (prompt),
+ t (no prompt), or any form that can be called as a function.
+ The form should return either t or nil."
+ (put converter 'gnus-convert-no-prompt no-prompt))
(defun gnus-convert-converter-needs-prompt (converter)
- (not (memq 'gnus-convert-no-prompt (symbol-plist converter))))
+ (let ((no-prompt (get converter 'gnus-convert-no-prompt)))
+ (not (if (memq no-prompt '(t nil))
+ no-prompt
+ (funcall no-prompt)))))
(defun gnus-convert-old-ticks (converting-to)
(let ((newsrc (cdr gnus-newsrc-alist))