Re: Auto save error

Mark James (isspmj@s000023.awp.com)
Mon, 19 Dec 1994 09:52:01 -0700


davidbe@goliat.upc.es writes:
  > Sandy> Try doing debug-on-entry to fn-handler-do-auto-save.
  > 
  > I did `M-x debug-on-entry RET fn-handler-do TAB RET', and the TAB
  > completed to `-auto-save', which I thought was a good sign.  But for
  > some reason, I never enter the debugger, and I still get auto-save
  > error.  Today for the first time, it autosaves my INBOX all right, but
  > the file I came here to edit beeps every time.
  > 
  > Does this mean that the fn-handler functions are not installed as they
  > should be?  Did I do something wrong?

I remember trying to track this down before.  The error message comes from the
C code, not from any lisp code, so "debug-on-error" won't catch it.  When I
upgraded to 19.28, the problem went away, so I stopped looking.

     M.