* Re: Autosave and filename too long
@ 2002-10-24 5:22 Michael Slass
2002-10-24 8:59 ` Matt Muggeridge
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael Slass @ 2002-10-24 5:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
"Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>Hi,
>
>My auto-save fails with the error:
>
> Auto-saving foo.c: Opening output file, file name too long:
>/usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c#
>
>That is a filename of just 34 characters. My suspicion is that the '#'
>character is causing me problems, since "kingsx" is a mount point, which
>mount a VMS filesystem. In lieu of any other suggestions on how to fix
>this, I would like to try changing the "#" character to learn if it makes a
>difference.
>
>Thanks,
>Matt.
(defadvice make-auto-save-file-name (after auto-save-remove-hash-mark ())
"return an autosave file name, replacing \"#\" with \"OCTOTHORPE\""
(setq ad-return-value
(replace-regexp-in-string "#" "OCTOTHORPE" ad-return-value)))
(ad-activate 'make-auto-save-file-name)
(defun auto-save-file-name-p (filename)
"Return non-nil if FILENAME can be yielded by `make-auto-save-file-name'.
FILENAME should lack slashes. You can redefine this for customization."
(string-match "^OCTOTHORPE.*OCTOTHORPE$" filename))
This advice will change "#" to "OCTOTHORPE" in the
auto-save-file-name, so you'll get save files like
/usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/OCTOTHORPEfoo.cOCTOTHORPE
That's much longer than you had, but doesn't contain the "#"
character, so you'll know right away if that was the culprit.
I've redefined auto-save-file-name-p (which you're allowed to do) so
that you can recover these auto-save-files.
--
Mike Slass
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Autosave and filename too long
2002-10-24 5:22 Autosave and filename too long Michael Slass
@ 2002-10-24 8:59 ` Matt Muggeridge
2002-10-24 17:03 ` Michael Slass
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Matt Muggeridge @ 2002-10-24 8:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
Michael,
Thanks for making the octothorpe go away! The auto-save feature is now
working.
On to the next hurdle...
The recover feature of emacs is still searching for files of name #foo.c#.
So after a quick test, I tried to recover foo.c (I first verifed the
contents of "OCTOTHORPEfoo.cOCTOTHORPE" existed and contained 'lost' edits).
The recover operation complained with:
Auto-save file /usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c# not current
Now that auto-save is working, what is needed to make recover aware of this
new auto-save file name format?
Matt.
"Michael Slass" <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message
news:m33cqwqufe.fsf@localhost.localdomain...
> "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >My auto-save fails with the error:
> >
> > Auto-saving foo.c: Opening output file, file name too long:
> >/usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c#
> >
> >That is a filename of just 34 characters. My suspicion is that the '#'
> >character is causing me problems, since "kingsx" is a mount point, which
> >mount a VMS filesystem. In lieu of any other suggestions on how to fix
> >this, I would like to try changing the "#" character to learn if it makes
a
> >difference.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Matt.
>
>
> (defadvice make-auto-save-file-name (after auto-save-remove-hash-mark ())
> "return an autosave file name, replacing \"#\" with \"OCTOTHORPE\""
> (setq ad-return-value
> (replace-regexp-in-string "#" "OCTOTHORPE" ad-return-value)))
>
> (ad-activate 'make-auto-save-file-name)
>
>
> (defun auto-save-file-name-p (filename)
> "Return non-nil if FILENAME can be yielded by
`make-auto-save-file-name'.
> FILENAME should lack slashes. You can redefine this for customization."
> (string-match "^OCTOTHORPE.*OCTOTHORPE$" filename))
>
>
>
> This advice will change "#" to "OCTOTHORPE" in the
> auto-save-file-name, so you'll get save files like
> /usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/OCTOTHORPEfoo.cOCTOTHORPE
>
> That's much longer than you had, but doesn't contain the "#"
> character, so you'll know right away if that was the culprit.
>
> I've redefined auto-save-file-name-p (which you're allowed to do) so
> that you can recover these auto-save-files.
> --
> Mike Slass
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Autosave and filename too long
2002-10-24 8:59 ` Matt Muggeridge
@ 2002-10-24 17:03 ` Michael Slass
2002-11-01 1:48 ` Matt Muggeridge
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael Slass @ 2002-10-24 17:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
>> "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>>
>> I would like to try changing the "#" character to learn if it makes
>> a difference.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt.
>>
>>
>>"Michael Slass" <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message
>>news:m33cqwqufe.fsf@localhost.localdomain...
>>
>> (defadvice make-auto-save-file-name (after auto-save-remove-hash-mark ())
>> "return an autosave file name, replacing \"#\" with \"OCTOTHORPE\""
>> (setq ad-return-value
>> (replace-regexp-in-string "#" "OCTOTHORPE" ad-return-value)))
>>
>> (ad-activate 'make-auto-save-file-name)
>>
>>
>> (defun auto-save-file-name-p (filename)
>> "Return non-nil if FILENAME can be yielded by `make-auto-save-file-name'.
>> FILENAME should lack slashes. You can redefine this for customization."
>> (string-match "^OCTOTHORPE.*OCTOTHORPE$" filename))
"Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>Michael,
>
>Thanks for making the octothorpe go away! The auto-save feature is now
>working.
>
>On to the next hurdle...
>
>The recover feature of emacs is still searching for files of name #foo.c#.
>So after a quick test, I tried to recover foo.c (I first verifed the
>contents of "OCTOTHORPEfoo.cOCTOTHORPE" existed and contained 'lost' edits).
>The recover operation complained with:
>
> Auto-save file /usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c# not current
>
>Now that auto-save is working, what is needed to make recover aware of this
>new auto-save file name format?
>
>Matt.
Hmmm... I'm not sure why that is, since recover-file uses
make-auto-save-file-name to generate the recovery file name, so it
should match. I'll keep looking at it, but perhaps one of the gurus
might have an idea?
--
Mike Slass
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: Autosave and filename too long
2002-10-24 17:03 ` Michael Slass
@ 2002-11-01 1:48 ` Matt Muggeridge
2002-11-01 2:23 ` Michael Slass
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Matt Muggeridge @ 2002-11-01 1:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
Just a quick update.
Today I had the unfortunate situation of losing my connection mid-edits.
After reestablishing my environment and then opening the file, emacs did
automatically detect I had unsaved edits and prompted me to use
recover-file. I did this, and it recovered the autosave filename.
All in all, I'm a happy camper - Thanks Michael!
I guess my attempt to test recovery before was not quite accurate. When it
really counted, it worked!
Matt.
"Michael Slass" <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message
news:m365vr22ak.fsf@localhost.localdomain...
> >> "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
> >>
> >> I would like to try changing the "#" character to learn if it makes
> >> a difference.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Matt.
> >>
> >>
> >>"Michael Slass" <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message
> >>news:m33cqwqufe.fsf@localhost.localdomain...
> >>
> >> (defadvice make-auto-save-file-name (after auto-save-remove-hash-mark
())
> >> "return an autosave file name, replacing \"#\" with \"OCTOTHORPE\""
> >> (setq ad-return-value
> >> (replace-regexp-in-string "#" "OCTOTHORPE" ad-return-value)))
> >>
> >> (ad-activate 'make-auto-save-file-name)
> >>
> >>
> >> (defun auto-save-file-name-p (filename)
> >> "Return non-nil if FILENAME can be yielded by
`make-auto-save-file-name'.
> >> FILENAME should lack slashes. You can redefine this for
customization."
> >> (string-match "^OCTOTHORPE.*OCTOTHORPE$" filename))
>
>
> "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>
> >Michael,
> >
> >Thanks for making the octothorpe go away! The auto-save feature is now
> >working.
> >
> >On to the next hurdle...
> >
> >The recover feature of emacs is still searching for files of name
#foo.c#.
> >So after a quick test, I tried to recover foo.c (I first verifed the
> >contents of "OCTOTHORPEfoo.cOCTOTHORPE" existed and contained 'lost'
edits).
> >The recover operation complained with:
> >
> > Auto-save file /usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c# not current
> >
> >Now that auto-save is working, what is needed to make recover aware of
this
> >new auto-save file name format?
> >
> >Matt.
>
>
> Hmmm... I'm not sure why that is, since recover-file uses
> make-auto-save-file-name to generate the recovery file name, so it
> should match. I'll keep looking at it, but perhaps one of the gurus
> might have an idea?
>
> --
> Mike Slass
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* Re: Autosave and filename too long
2002-11-01 1:48 ` Matt Muggeridge
@ 2002-11-01 2:23 ` Michael Slass
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael Slass @ 2002-11-01 2:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
"Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@hp.com> writes:
>Just a quick update.
>
>Today I had the unfortunate situation of losing my connection mid-edits.
>After reestablishing my environment and then opening the file, emacs did
>automatically detect I had unsaved edits and prompted me to use
>recover-file. I did this, and it recovered the autosave filename.
>
>All in all, I'm a happy camper - Thanks Michael!
>
>I guess my attempt to test recovery before was not quite accurate. When it
>really counted, it worked!
>
>Matt.
>
Hey, that's great news. Were the files in question on the remote
filesystem, by any chance?
--
Mike Slass
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* Autosave and filename too long
@ 2002-10-24 1:13 Matt Muggeridge
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Matt Muggeridge @ 2002-10-24 1:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi,
My auto-save fails with the error:
Auto-saving foo.c: Opening output file, file name too long:
/usr/users/muggerid/kingsx/#foo.c#
That is a filename of just 34 characters. My suspicion is that the '#'
character is causing me problems, since "kingsx" is a mount point, which
mount a VMS filesystem. In lieu of any other suggestions on how to fix
this, I would like to try changing the "#" character to learn if it makes a
difference.
Thanks,
Matt.
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