GNU bug report logs - #9304
report-emacs-bug fails: /Mail write-protected.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Klinger <all-lists <at> stefan-klinger.de>

Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 24.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Klinger <all-lists <at> stefan-klinger.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: report-emacs-bug fails: /Mail write-protected.
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:52:48 +0200

Reproduce: Start with a write-protected ~/Mail, run ‘emacs -Q’, type ‘M-x report-emacs-bug’. This fails with the message “make-directory: Creating directory: permission denied, /home/foo/Mail/drafts”. No further information is provided.

Directory ${HOME}/Mail is write protected intentionally. IMHO bug reports should be created in a somewhat temporary location.


‘emacs-version’ reports

  GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2011-04-10 on brahms, modified by Debian


Kind regards,
Stefan


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