Re: gEDA-user: gschem, howto prevent generation of .sch~ backup files?

[Nathan Kohagen <nwk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave N6NZ said the following on 11/29/2007 06:56 PM:

...

>> It may be possible to add an option not to make them though -- please file a 
>> feature request.
> The OP suggested eliminating them.  But while I agree with the OP that 
> they are obnoxious, I agree with you that they should exist.  I will 
> file a feature request to make them unobstrusive.
> 
> -dave

Emacs and XEmacs allow one to specify where the backup files go. I think 
a good place for backup files is ~/tmp (a directory in my home 
directory). This directory will survive reboots unlike /tmp which for 
many people gets cleared during boot as other people have mentioned.

--Nathan


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