Emacs does not backup files in git repo

Question

Emacs does not create backups of files inside a git repository. I would like to have them saved since I often rely on them for undoing some changes before committing my changes to the git repo.

I was using xemacs until recently, and it would always create the usual *~ files at first save. But emacs doesn't do it if working inside a git project: it makes the usual backup files, when working outside the project, but not the ones inside a git repo.

I tried the following in my .emacs file without success:

(setq make-backup-files t)

(setq backup-inhibited nil)

I have looked at the doc here and in the section about backup-inhibited it seems as if emacs checks each time if the file is controlled by a control version system, and in case it is, it wouldn't create the backup file. This check might be the one preventing the creation of the desired backup file. Is there a way to change this behavior?

Answer 1

As you can see here, If your files are under version control then 

"vc-checkin" sets backup-inhibited" to "t".

Now check if you have module activated as in this: the"lisp/vc.el

This module includes:

;; (unless vc-make-backup-files

;;   (make-local-variable 'backup-inhibited)

;;   (setq backup-inhibited t))

setting,

vc-make-backup-files

would help.

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