GNU bug report logs - #2941
rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:55:04 UTC

Severity: serious

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #37 received at 2941 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 2941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 2941 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2941: rmail's new handling of Babyl files is odd
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:15:30 -0400

    emacs -Q
    C-u M-x rmail RET foo RET  ; foo is a Babyl file with > 1 message
    d
    s
    y

Does this patch give good results?

*** rmail.el.~1.534.~	2009-04-10 10:13:07.000000000 -0400
--- rmail.el	2009-04-14 16:15:38.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 1458,1463 ****
--- 1458,1464 ----
    "Expunge and save RMAIL file."
    (interactive)
    (set-buffer rmail-buffer)
+   (rmail-modify-format)
    (rmail-expunge)
    ;; No need to swap buffers: rmail-write-region-annotate takes care of it.
    ;; (rmail-swap-buffers-maybe)
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