Package: emacs;
Reported by: Vishwajith Singh <vnsblore <at> gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:19:01 UTC
Severity: normal
Tags: moreinfo, notabug
Found in version 24.2
Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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From: Vishwajith Singh <vnsblore <at> gmail.com> To: 12437 <at> debbugs.gnu.org Subject: bug#12437: 24.2; Edits to buffer does not get written to the file (Issue Does not happen in 23.x version) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:04:18 -0700
Debugging... emacs 23.3 Alt-X ielm ELISP> (save_buffer) The mode buffer prompts as "File to save in: ~/" emacs 24.2 Alt-X ielm ELISP (save-buffer) nil The issue seems to be with the save-buffer function or any hooks..? (Which...?) Can anyone help me with any clues... On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Vishwajith Singh <vnsblore <at> gmail.com> wrote: > I found another user complaining about the same issue here - > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7139116.html > > But I am unable to figure out whether any hooks are getting executed > when I do a save-buffer > > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Vishwajith Singh <vnsblore <at> gmail.com> wrote: >> Is is possible that emacs 24.2 is not honoring the umask setting...? >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Vishwajith Singh <vnsblore <at> gmail.com> wrote: >>> Issue: 24.2; Edits to buffer does not get written to the file whereas >>> the same file can be edited in emacs-23.3 without issues. >>> >>> Here's what happens - >>> >>> emacs 24.2 >>> ========== >>> 1) Open a file with permissions "-rwxrwxrwx". >>> The modeline shows "---" indicating that the file is writable. >>> 2) Edit the file >>> The modeline show "**-" >>> 3) Save the file... >>> The modebuffer shows "Saving file..." >>> The modeline still shows "**-" >>> 3) Now try quitting the buffer. >>> The modeline shows "Changes made to the file, quit anyway..." >>> Strange message since the changes were saved in step 2. >>> If you quit, the changes are lost. >>> >>> emacs 23.x >>> ========== >>> 1) OPen the same file in older emacs 23.X version and go thourgh the >>> same steps. No issues and the changes are savsed and the buffer can be >>> quit... >>> >>> Why is this happening in 24.2? >>> >>> >>> ================================================================== >>> In GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) >>> of 2012-09-11 on lca-700s >>> Windowing system distributor `Hummingbird - Open Text', version 11.0.13800 >>> Configured using: >>> `configure '--prefix=/usr/local/emacs-24.2'' >>> >>> Important settings: >>> value of $LC_ALL: nil >>> value of $LC_COLLATE: nil >>> value of $LC_CTYPE: nil >>> value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil >>> value of $LC_MONETARY: nil >>> value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil >>> value of $LC_TIME: nil >>> value of $LANG: C >>> value of $XMODIFIERS: nil >>> locale-coding-system: nil >>> default enable-multibyte-characters: t >>> >>> Major mode: Shell >>> >>> Minor modes in effect: >>> dirtrack-mode: t >>> show-paren-mode: t >>> shell-dirtrack-mode: t >>> recentf-mode: t >>> tooltip-mode: t >>> mouse-wheel-mode: t >>> tool-bar-mode: t >>> menu-bar-mode: t >>> file-name-shadow-mode: t >>> global-font-lock-mode: t >>> font-lock-mode: t >>> blink-cursor-mode: t >>> auto-composition-mode: t >>> auto-encryption-mode: t >>> auto-compression-mode: t >>> column-number-mode: t >>> line-number-mode: t >>> transient-mark-mode: t >>> >>> Recent input: >>> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> >>> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> >>> <backspace> 9 C-s C-s C-s C-s C-x C-s M-k C-g C-x C-s >>> M-k y l s SPC - l SPC <return> c d SPC - <return> l >>> s SPC - l SPC <return> c d SPC - <return> C-x <escape> >>> <escape> <return> <return> C-x C-s M-k y l s SPC - >>> l SPC h s <tab> s <tab> <return> l s SPC - a l <return> >>> C-x C-f h s _ a s <tab> <return> C-s C-s C-s <left> >>> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> >>> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> >>> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> >>> <left> <backspace> 9 C-x C-s M-k y <help-echo> <help-echo> >>> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-5> >>> <mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5> <double-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> >>> <triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> >>> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <down-mouse-5> >>> <mouse-5> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> w h i c h SPC e >>> m a c s <return> n e d i t SPC h s <tab> a a <backspace> >>> <tab> <return> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-s C-s C-x >>> C-f M-p <return> C-s C-s C-s C-s C-x C-s <return> <backspace> >>> <return> C-x C-s M-k <backspace> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> >>> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> M-k y <f11> >>> <f12> e <backspace> a SPC | SPC g r e p SPC e m a c >>> s <return> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-1> >>> $ E M A S <backspace> C S _ O L D <return> <down-mouse-1> >>> <mouse-1> M-x r e p o <tab> r t <tab> - <tab> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <tab> <tab> <tab> >>> <tab> <tab> <tab> <tab> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> >>> <tab> <tab> <return> >>> >>> Recent messages: >>> Buffer hs_async_scheduler.v modified; kill anyway? (y or n) y >>> scroll-up: End of buffer >>> Mark saved where search started [2 times] >>> (No changes need to be saved) >>> Saving file /proj/sycmr0/wa/vsingh/tmp/vault/ip_design/usb3_host_core/August_6_2012/mrvl_host_vpp/asic_release/src/xhci/transaction_scheduler/hs_async_scheduler.v... >>> Buffer hs_async_scheduler.v modified; kill anyway? (y or n) n >>> Buffer hs_async_scheduler.v modified; kill anyway? (y or n) y >>> Mark set >>> /proj/sycmr0/wa/vsingh/tmp/vault/ip_design/usb3_host_core/August_6_2012/mrvl_host_vpp/asic_release/src/xhci/transaction_scheduler >>> Making completion list... 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