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From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org>
To: Xavier Maillard <x@maillard.im>
Cc: eliz@gnu.org, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: rmail buffer switches in R/O mode everytime: how to debug ?
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:49:39 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1tfEcl-0005h6-1U@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m234gu3j0k.fsf@maillard.im> (message from Xavier Maillard on Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:50:19 +0100)

   >> when I try to quit/save rmail buffers, it keeps telling me that buffer
   >> is read-only.
   >> Thus I have to C-x C-q to switch to R/W.
   >
   > Doesn't happen to me.

   Here is the message I get (from *Messages* buffer):

   Saving file /Users/x/.local/share/mail/in/inbox.rmail...
   run-hook-with-args-until-success: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer inbox.rmail>

Double check the permissions on the file, and the directory it is in.



      parent reply	other threads:[~2025-02-04  8:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-02-02 22:40 rmail buffer switches in R/O mode everytime: how to debug ? Xavier Maillard
2025-02-03 12:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-02-03 19:50   ` Xavier Maillard
2025-02-03 20:15     ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-02-03 20:24       ` Xavier Maillard
2025-02-03 20:32         ` Xavier Maillard
2025-02-04 12:14           ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-02-04 18:59             ` Xavier Maillard
2025-02-04  8:49     ` Alfred M. Szmidt [this message]

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