GNU bug report logs - #13522
24.2; save-buffer removes edited file under some conditions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:49:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Found in versions 25.1, 23.2, 23.1, 24.1, 24.4, 23.4, 24.2, 23.3

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From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13522 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13522: 24.2; save-buffer removes edited file under some conditions
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:02:56 +0100

On 2013-01-24 15:28:27 -0500, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > 1. Create a file with: printf "\x80" > file
> > 2. Open the file under X Window with: emacs -Q file
> > 3. Modify the file e.g. by adding a space.
> > 4. Type C-x C-s
> >    At this point, Emacs asks the user to select a coding system.
> > 5. Type C-c in the terminal to kill Emacs.
> >
> > The result is that the file "file" is no longer there!

Same problem with the official GNU Emacs 24.2.1 (not Debian's).

> I can't reproduce this with 24.2.
> Here I have both "file" and "#file", no "file~".

I have "file~" and "#file#" (with 2 # characters).

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