GNU bug report logs - #34502
Ask yourself, am I generating a NEW .overview file?

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:32:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 5.13

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 34502 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 34502 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34502: Ask yourself, am I generating a NEW .overview file?
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 19:12:40 +0800

>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

LI> I've looked through the code for the nnml regeneration code paths, and I
LI> can't see that Gnus would do that automatically.  Are you sure you
LI> didn't issue one of the commands to regenerate the files?

All I can say is close gnus, remove the .overview file.
Then the next day continue using gnus as normal.
Sooner or later the .overview will grow back again, just like a toenail
does. That's all I know.
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