From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/38622 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Simon Josefsson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Something very wrong here Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 22:29:03 +0200 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035174456 23479 80.91.224.250 (21 Oct 2002 04:27:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 04:27:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@gnus.org Return-Path: Return-Path: Original-Received: (qmail 17293 invoked from network); 5 Sep 2001 20:30:58 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO dolk.extundo.com) (195.42.214.242) by gnus.org with SMTP; 5 Sep 2001 20:30:58 -0000 Original-Received: from barbar.josefsson.org (slipsten.extundo.com [195.42.214.241]) (authenticated) by dolk.extundo.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f85KTih19120; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:29:44 +0200 Original-To: Harry Putnam In-Reply-To: (Harry Putnam's message of "Wed, 05 Sep 2001 13:03:27 -0700") Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.090004 (Oort Gnus v0.04) Emacs/21.0.105 Original-Lines: 37 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:38622 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:38622 Harry Putnam writes: >> Thanks for the detailed information. The .overview file should be >> empty. (The .marks file looked fine.) I think the problem is that >> `nnml-nov-delete-article' does not do what it should, because the >> respool eval form changed some internal state. >> >> Does the following patch make a difference? The .overview file should >> shrink to 0 bytes when you respool all articles. > > I didn't get to try the patch but I see it is part of todays cvs so > instead I reupped my cvs and byte compiled the new el files. No, I don't think the patch is part of CVS. >> FWIW I couldn't reproduce it. I respooled all articles in a nnml >> buffer, but the .overview file was empty after that. > > Seems to indicate a local config thing causing the problem then. Do > you think the fact that this nnml group is generated from a procmail > spool has any baring? How do procmail generate a nnml group? Does it do everything Gnus does to create a nnml group? This may very well be the cause of the problem. > Looking it up in the info pages, it looks like I have a long ways to > go before I can just dance through stuff like you suggest. Maybe you > can give me a couple of heavy clues to get started, and I'll fumble > with the info and help etc to get the rest. Try the patch first. The simple steps to edebugging is to type M-x edebug-defun RET when standing on the function to debug (by loading the corresponding .el file), then use Gnus, and then press SPC to step through the code once the edebug window is shown. Press `e' to evaluate variables.