save-buffer fails if file exists: how to reproduce

Hi, Michael Sperber wrote: I finally noticed the exact usage exhibiting the bug: I start xemacs with -vanilla in my home directory and open dired with an absolute path (/usr/local/apache/htdocs/german/dyna/adjectives; I attach the directory contents, but I don't think there's anything special about them). In the dired buffer, I cannot run dired-advertised-find-file - no matter where I put the point, it always ends with "No file on this line", so I open the file (index.xsl - it's an XSL script and opens in XSL mode) with find-file. I change something in it (say, add an empty line) and press C-x C-s . save-buffer fails with "No file on this line". Can anybody reproduce the problem? Buffer from report-xemacs-bug follows: System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux linux 2.4.19-4GB #1 Wed Sep 25 18:58:10 UTC 2002 i686 unknown ./configure '--with-mule' XEmacs 21.5-b15 "celery" (+CVS-20030905) configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/local/src/xemacs/xemacs-21.5 Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wpacked -Wshadow -Wmissing-declarations -g -O3 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Using Motif native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for GNU DBM. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using Motif to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Load-Path Lisp Shadows: ---------------------- (/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/ethio-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/ethio-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/china-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/china-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/cyril-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/cyril-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/korea-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/korea-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/viet-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/viet-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/japan-util /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b15/lisp/mule/japan-util) Installed XEmacs Packages: ------------------------- ((xslide:version 1.08 :type regular) (xemacs-devel :version 1.58 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.78 :type regular) (w3 :version 1.28 :type regular) (vm :version 7.14 :type regular) (vc :version 1.37 :type regular) (text-modes :version 1.61 :type single-file) (supercite :version 1.19 :type regular) (speedbar :version 1.26 :type regular) (sieve :version 1.13 :type regular) (sh-script :version 1.17 :type regular) (semantic :version 1.17 :type regular) (sasl :version 1.13 :type regular) (rmail :version 1.13 :type regular) (python-modes :version 1.02 :type single-file) (psgml :version 1.4 :type regular) (prog-modes :version 1 .79 :type single-file) (perl-modes :version 1.04 :type single-file) (pcl-cvs :version 1.64 :type regular) (os-utils :version 1.31 :type single-file) (net-utils :version 1.32 :type single-file) (mmm-mode :version 1.0 :type regular) (misc-games :version 1.16 :type single-file) (mh-e :version 1.23 :type regular) (mail-lib :version 1.57 :type regular) (jde :version 1.45 :type regular) (ispell :version 1.24 :type regular) (ilisp :version 1.32 :type regular) (hm--html-menus :version 1.21 :type regular) (gnats :version 1.15 :type regular) (fsf-compat :version 1.12 :type single-file) (eterm :version 1.14 :type regular) (elib :version 1.1 :type single-file) (eieio :version 1.04 :type regular) (efs :version 1.29 :type regular) (edit-utils :version 2.07 :type single-file) (ediff :version 1.47 :type regular) (edebug :version 1.18 :type regular) (ecrypto :version 0.13 :type regular) (dired :version 1.13 :type regular) (debug :version 1.16 :type regular) (cc-mode :version 1.39 :type regular) (calendar :version 1.21 :type regular) (calc :version 1.23 :type regular) (bbdb :version 1.23 :type regular) (apel :version 1.26 :type regular) (mule-base :version 1.43 :type regular) (leim :version 1.2 :type regular) (latin-unity :version 1.07 :type regular)) Installed Modules: ----------------- Features: -------- (mail-abbrevs xemacsbug shadow sendmail rfc822 xslide-process xslide-font regexp-opt xslide-abbrev xslide-data tags etags imenu font-lock compile xslide efs-cu cus-face dired-faces dired-xemacs dired xslide-autoloads xemacs-devel-autoloads xemacs-base-autoloads w3-autoloads vm-autoloads vc-autoloads text-modes-autoloads supercite-autoloads speedbar-autoloads sieve-autoloads sh-script-autoloads semantic-autoloads sasl-autoloads rmail-autoloads python-modes-autoloads psgml-autoloads prog-modes-autoloads perl-modes-autoloads pcl-cvs-autoloads os-utils-autoloads net-utils-autoloads mmm-mode-autoloads misc-games-autoloads mh-e-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads ispell-autoloads ilisp-autoloads hm--html-menus-autoloads gnats-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads eterm-autoloads elib-autoloads eieio-autoloads efs-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads ecrypto-autoloads dired-autoloads debug-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads calc-autoloads bbdb-autoloads apel-autoloads mule-base-autoloads leim-autoloads latin-unity-autoloads modules-autoloads mule-autoloads lisp-autoloads loadhist rsz-minibuf auto-show fontl-hooks x-iso8859-1 tibetan lao devanagari indian slovenian czech romanian ccl code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar mode-motion mouse behavior itimer auto-save lisp-mode easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete cus-file derived newcomment env text-props frame obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote unicode lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars motif-dialogs x c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar native-sound scrollbar unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses modules menu-accelerator-support menubar berkeley-db dbm md5 xemacs xim mule gutter tiff png gif jpeg xpm xbm lisp-float-type file-coding linux dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: ----------------- C-x C-f BS BS button2 button2up RET C-x C-f i n d e TAB x s l RET down down RET C-x C-s M-x r e p o r t - x e m a TAB RET Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Auto save file for draft message exists; 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