;; )
+;;; @ without code-conversion
+;;;
+
+(defun insert-file-contents-as-binary (filename
+ &optional visit beg end replace)
+ "Like `insert-file-contents', but only reads in the file literally.
+A buffer may be modified in several ways after reading into the buffer,
+to Emacs features such as format decoding, character code
+conversion, find-file-hooks, automatic uncompression, etc.
+
+This function ensures that none of these modifications will take place."
+ (let ((format-alist nil)
+ (after-insert-file-functions nil)
+ (coding-system-for-read 'binary)
+ (coding-system-for-write 'binary)
+ (jka-compr-compression-info-list nil)
+ (find-buffer-file-type-function
+ (if (fboundp 'find-buffer-file-type)
+ (symbol-function 'find-buffer-file-type)
+ nil)))
+ (unwind-protect
+ (progn
+ (fset 'find-buffer-file-type (lambda (filename) t))
+ (insert-file-contents filename visit beg end replace))
+ (if find-buffer-file-type-function
+ (fset 'find-buffer-file-type find-buffer-file-type-function)
+ (fmakunbound 'find-buffer-file-type)))))
+
+
;;; @ buffer representation
;;;