bug#15512: 24.3; Desktop lock file still exists after emacs exits

[Sian Mountbatten]

In the init.el file, there is a line "(desktop-save-mode 1)".
When emacs has exited, the file "~/.emacs.d/.emacs.desktop.lock"
still exists making it difficult to run emacs again.


In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.4)
 of 2013-09-26 on trouble, modified by Debian
System Description:     Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Configured using:
 `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu'
 '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib'
 '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info'
 '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes'
 
'--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp'
 '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' '--with-x=yes'
 '--with-x-toolkit=gtk3' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars'
 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2 -fstack-protector
 --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall'
 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_COLLATE: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_CTYPE: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_MONETARY: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LC_TIME: eo.UTF-8
  value of $LANG: eo.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Buffer Menu

Minor modes in effect:
  gpm-mouse-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
[ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B 
ESC [ A RET ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B 
ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC 
[ B RET C-x o C-h C-p SPC SPC ESC [ 6 ~ ESC [ 6 ~ ESC 
[ 6 ~ ESC [ 6 ~ ESC [ 6 ~ RET RET RET RET RET RET RET 
RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET 
RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET RET 
RET RET ESC [ C ESC [ C / d e s k t o p ESC [ D ESC 
[ D C-s d e s k t o p C-s ESC [ A C-x k RET C-x o ESC 
[ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B 
ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC 
[ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B 
ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC 
[ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B ESC [ B 
ESC [ B ESC [ C ESC [ C ESC [ C ESC [ C ESC [ C ESC 
[ C q q ESC x r e p o r t - e m a c s - b u g RET

Recent messages:
Commands: d, s, x, u; f, o, 1, 2, m, v; ~, %; q to quit; ? for help. [2 times]
Composing main Info directory...done
Mark set
Quit
Note: file is write protected
View mode: type C-h for help, C-h m for commands, M-x View-quit to quit.
call-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer PROBLEMS> [2 times]
Buffer is read-only: #<buffer PROBLEMS> [35 times]
call-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #<buffer PROBLEMS> [8 times]
Mark saved where search started

Load-path shadows:
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/flyspell hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/textmodes/flyspell
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/ispell hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/textmodes/ispell
~/.emacs.d/eshell hides /usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/eshell/eshell
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-truncate hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-truncate
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-match hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-match
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-fill hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-fill
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-speedbar hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-speedbar
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-pcomplete hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-pcomplete
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-services hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-services
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-list hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-list
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-page hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-page
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-ring hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-ring
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-lang hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-lang
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-menu hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-menu
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-stamp hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-stamp
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-identd hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-identd
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-imenu hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-imenu
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-autoaway hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-autoaway
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-replace hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-replace
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-netsplit hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-netsplit
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-join hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-join
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-compat hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-compat
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-button hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-button
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-notify hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-notify
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-capab hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-capab
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-ezbounce hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-ezbounce
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc hides /usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-backend hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-backend
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-ibuffer hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-ibuffer
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-log hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-log
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-networks hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-networks
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-spelling hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-spelling
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-xdcc hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-xdcc
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-track hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-track
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-sound hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-sound
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-dcc hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-dcc
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-goodies hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/erc/erc-goodies
/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/erc/erc-hecomplete hides 
/usr/share/emacs/24.3/lisp/obsolete/erc-hecomplete

Features:
(shadow sort gnus-util mail-extr emacsbug message format-spec rfc822 mml
mml-sec mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mail-parse rfc2231 mailabbrev
gmm-utils mailheader sendmail rfc2047 rfc2045 ietf-drums mm-util
mail-prsvr mail-utils misearch multi-isearch jka-compr info goto-addr
thingatpt noutline outline easy-mmode view apropos help-mode easymenu
t-mouse dired w3-autoloads package edmacro kmacro desktop time-date
paren erc-auto tooltip ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type mwheel x-win
x-dnd tool-bar dnd fontset image regexp-opt fringe tabulated-list
newcomment lisp-mode register page menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select
scroll-bar mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax facemenu font-core frame cham
georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao
korean japanese hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic
indian cyrillic chinese case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help simple
abbrev minibuffer loaddefs button faces cus-face macroexp files
text-properties overlay sha1 md5 base64 format env code-pages mule
custom widget hashtable-print-readable backquote make-network-process
dbusbind dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting
move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs)

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