From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: warren ferguson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Issues with edited files not being saved Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:33:02 -0500 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1442352174 17652 80.91.229.3 (15 Sep 2015 21:22:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:22:54 +0000 (UTC) To: "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 15 23:22:45 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZbxgP-0002yc-A4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:22:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45978 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZbxgJ-00025F-Mg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:22:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47594) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZbwuZ-0001Yn-C4 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:33:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZbwuW-00044W-7O for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:33:07 -0400 Original-Received: from col004-omc4s4.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.206]:64103) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZbwuV-00043r-VQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:33:04 -0400 Original-Received: from COL130-W37 ([65.55.34.199]) by COL004-OMC4S4.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:33:03 -0700 X-TMN: [Hu64KmShOZ6jTdXt7q9SBkbPX7OgUYnA] X-Originating-Email: [gobold1y@hotmail.com] Importance: Normal X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Sep 2015 20:33:03.0347 (UTC) FILETIME=[B8661C30:01D0EFF5] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Windows 7 or 8 [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 65.55.34.206 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:22:14 -0400 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:107215 Archived-At: I've just downloaded and build a recent version of emacs. GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu=2C X toolkit=2C Xaw scroll bars) > head -n 1 /.image LinuxSET EC Image SLES11SP2-2 Revision 0 ia32e > sysname -afs x86-64_linux30 Unfortunately=2C when I edit a file and try to save it=2C the status line s= hows the usual "saving" message but that message never goes away indicating= the save completed. While the attempt to save is ongoing=2C I can go to th= e terminal window and check that the file has not been updated to reflect t= he edits.=20 Interestingly=2C if I save the edited file to a new unused file name=2C the= save does complete.=20 How do I determine why emacs is unable to write over the original file?=20 I checked file permissions=2C and they don't seem to be the source of the p= roblem. Indeed=2C the emacs (version 23.2.1) that came with the OS is able = to save edits to the same file. =