GNU bug report logs - #2137
23.0.60; Saving Rmail buffer does not show the "Saving file ..." message

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:25:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #97 received at 2137 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org, rgm <at> gnu.org, 2137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2137: 23.0.60; Saving Rmail buffer does not show the "Saving file ..." message
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:21:39 -0500

> Why?  There's no need to autosave the buffer in which we show
> messages, and the buffer where the whole collection is held, if it's
> modified, will be autosaved by the usual machinery.  What am I
> missing?

The buffer where the `mbox' is held doesn't have a buffer-file-name
(the view buffer has buffer-file-name set instead, so without
write-region-annotate-functions, the autosave file contains the
currently shown message rather than a copy of the mbox).


        Stefan
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