Emacs creates backup files (which I want it to do) but it puts them in my source tree (which I do not want it to do). Following instructions elsewhere, I've placed the following in my .emacs file:
;; Disable auto save
(setq auto-save-default nil)
;; Save all tempfiles in $TMPDIR/emacs$UID/
(defconst emacs-tmp-dir (format "%s/%s%s/" temporary-file-directory "emacs" (user-uid)))
(setq backup-directory-alist
`((".*" . ,emacs-tmp-dir)))
It seems to be ignoring these directives and merrily continues to create the autosave files in the source directories. Any ideas?
