Article View: gnu.emacs.vm.bug
Article #9515auto-saving error
From: Kyle Jones
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1991 17:40
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1991 17:40
13 lines
1114 bytes
1114 bytes
David J. MacKenzie writes: > I think I've figured out why I get an 'Error!auto-saving buffer *VM-mail*'. > When I list the buffers, I see: > MR Buffer Size Mode File > -- ------ ---- ---- ---- > .* *VM-mail* 151 Mail > It seems to have auto-save turned on but no filename set to save into. > This is VM 5.31. No, the filename listed in the Buffer Menu isn't the auto-save file name, unless auto-save-visited-file-name is set to t. Mail mode buffers generally don't have a normal file assocaited with them, but they do have an auto-save file.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<9107251740.AA27092@wendy-fate.UU.NET>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wendy-fate.uu.net!bug-vmReferences:
<9107251734.AA19839@alborz.eng.umd.edu>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f6829,f0de1fcc15767460 X-Google-Attributes: gidf6829,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-25 14:12:43 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wendy-fate.uu.net!bug-vm From: kyle@uunet.UU.NET (Kyle Jones) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.vm.bug Subject: auto-saving error Message-ID: <9107251740.AA27092@wendy-fate.UU.NET> Date: 25 Jul 91 17:40:28 GMT References: <9107251734.AA19839@alborz.eng.umd.edu> Sender: bug-vm-request@uunet.uu.net Lines: 13