changeset 3481:56424e6245c2

(syms_of_buffer): Set up Lisp var inhibit-read-only. (Vinhibit_read_only): Declared. (Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only): Check Vinhibit_read_only.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Fri, 04 Jun 1993 18:08:07 +0000
parents 9784ebc37245
children ff3960b885c9
files src/buffer.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/buffer.c	Fri Jun 04 18:01:53 1993 +0000
+++ b/src/buffer.c	Fri Jun 04 18:08:07 1993 +0000
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
 
 Lisp_Object Vtransient_mark_mode;
 
+/* t means ignore all read-only text properties.
+   A list means ignore such a property if its value is a member of the list.
+   Any non-nil value means ignore buffer-read-only.  */
+Lisp_Object Vinhibit_read_only;
+
 /* List of functions to call before changing an unmodified buffer.  */
 Lisp_Object Vfirst_change_hook;
 Lisp_Object Qfirst_change_hook;
@@ -939,7 +944,8 @@
   "Signal a `buffer-read-only' error if the current buffer is read-only.")
   ()
 {
-  while (!NILP (current_buffer->read_only))
+  if (!NILP (current_buffer->read_only)
+      && NILP (Vinhibit_read_only))
     Fsignal (Qbuffer_read_only, (Fcons (Fcurrent_buffer (), Qnil)));
   return Qnil;
 }
@@ -2313,6 +2319,14 @@
     "*Non-nil means deactivate the mark when the buffer contents change.");
   Vtransient_mark_mode = Qnil;
 
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("inhibit-read-only", &Vinhibit_read_only
+    "*Non-nil means disregard read-only status of buffers or characters.\n\
+If the value is t, disregard `buffer-read-only' and all `read-only'\n\
+text properties.  If the value is a list, disregard `buffer-read-only'\n\
+and disregard a `read-only' text property if the property value\n\
+is a member of the list.");
+  Vinhibit_read_only = Qnil;
+
   defsubr (&Sbuffer_list);
   defsubr (&Sget_buffer);
   defsubr (&Sget_file_buffer);