GNU bug report logs - #4432
Message creates ~/mail

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:05:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

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

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bug#4432; Package emacs. (Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:05:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #3 received at quiet <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: quiet <quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Message creates ~/mail
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:56:53 -0400

See discussion at
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-09/msg00326.html

emacs -Q
C-x m
C-x k RET

and you have a ~/Mail directory.

This behaviour represents a change from mail-mode, which uses ~ for
auto-saves IIUC.
Severity set to 'minor' from 'normal' Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:55:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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bug#4432; Package emacs. (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:29:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Message creates ~/mail
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:27:29 +0200

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> See discussion at
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-09/msg00326.html
>
> emacs -Q
> C-x m
> C-x k RET
>
> and you have a ~/Mail directory.
>
> This behaviour represents a change from mail-mode, which uses ~ for
> auto-saves IIUC.

Is this a bug, though?

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  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
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bug#4432; Package emacs. (Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:52:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #11 received at 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Message creates ~/mail
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:51:06 -0400

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> Is this a bug, though?

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2009-09/msg00328.html

   "I'd tend to agree.  Make it a bug-report?"


It still annoys me that every time I fire up

emacs -Q C-x m

to test something, I have to delete ~/Mail afterwards. And I can't even
use rmdir, because it contains an empty `drafts' subdirectory. Grr.


If ~/Mail does not exist already, hide the auto-saves away somewhere
under ~/.emacs.d rather than creating ~/Mail just for them and and I
will be happy.
Added tag(s) fixed. Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:46:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug marked as fixed in version 24.1, send any further explanations to 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> Request was from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:46:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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Message #18 received at 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 4432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Message creates ~/mail
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:45:44 +0200

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It still annoys me that every time I fire up
>
> emacs -Q C-x m
>
> to test something, I have to delete ~/Mail afterwards. And I can't even
> use rmdir, because it contains an empty `drafts' subdirectory. Grr.
>
> If ~/Mail does not exist already, hide the auto-saves away somewhere
> under ~/.emacs.d rather than creating ~/Mail just for them and and I
> will be happy.

I've changed it to save the auto-saves to ~.  That way no directories
will be created by sending email under -Q.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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