.emacs.desktop does not load files other than the first oneX-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on Ackerman/UPC(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 14/07/2005 14:32:55, Serialize by Router on Ackerman/UPC(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 14/07/2005 14:32:56, Serialize complete at 14/07/2005 14:32:56

[Ferhun Caner]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

This behavior does not exist if all the files are in a Linux partition
when on Linux or all are in a Windows partition when on Windows. The
problem surfaces when one uses Linux and the files to be opened are on a
shared vfat partition.

I have tried opening the .emacs.desktop file, going to the end of one of
the entries
(desktop-create-buffer 206 ... )
end then doing a C-x C-e. The first time this is done on *any* such
entry in the list, it works, although an error message is still generated:
----
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable desktop-buffer-ok-count)
  (1+ desktop-buffer-ok-count)
  (setq desktop-buffer-ok-count (1+ desktop-buffer-ok-count))
  (if (bufferp result) (setq desktop-buffer-ok-count (1+
desktop-buffer-ok-count)) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count (1+
desktop-buffer-fail-count)) (setq result nil))
  (let ((buffer-list ...) (result ...)) (if (bufferp result) (setq
desktop-buffer-ok-count ...) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count ...) (setq
result nil)) (unless (< desktop-file-version 206) (mapc ... buffer-list)
(when result ...)) (when result (unless ... ...) (set-buffer result)
(unless ... ...) (cond ... ... ...) (when desktop-buffer-point ...)
(when desktop-buffer-mark ...) (if desktop-buffer-read-only ...) (while
desktop-buffer-locals ... ...)))
  (save-current-buffer (let (... ...) (if ... ... ... ...) (unless ...
.... ...) (when result ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...)))
  desktop-create-buffer(206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/110_403_Caner.tex"
"110_403_Caner.tex" latex-mode (fast-lock-mode auto-fill-mode
global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode) 1339 (nil nil) nil nil
((buffer-file-coding-system . iso-latin-5-unix) (overwrite-mode)))
  eval((desktop-create-buffer 206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/110_403_Caner.tex"
"110_403_Caner.tex" (quote latex-mode) (quote (fast-lock-mode
auto-fill-mode global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode)) 1339 (quote (nil
nil)) nil nil (quote (... ...))))
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp)
----

Subsequently, if I move to another (desktop-create-buffer 206 ...) entry
and repeat the C-x C-e, the buffer is not restored and I get the
following error:
----
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable desktop-buffer-fail-count)
  (1+ desktop-buffer-fail-count)
  (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count (1+ desktop-buffer-fail-count))
  (if (bufferp result) (setq desktop-buffer-ok-count (1+
desktop-buffer-ok-count)) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count (1+
desktop-buffer-fail-count)) (setq result nil))
  (let ((buffer-list ...) (result ...)) (if (bufferp result) (setq
desktop-buffer-ok-count ...) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count ...) (setq
result nil)) (unless (< desktop-file-version 206) (mapc ... buffer-list)
(when result ...)) (when result (unless ... ...) (set-buffer result)
(unless ... ...) (cond ... ... ...) (when desktop-buffer-point ...)
(when desktop-buffer-mark ...) (if desktop-buffer-read-only ...) (while
desktop-buffer-locals ... ...)))
  (save-current-buffer (let (... ...) (if ... ... ... ...) (unless ...
.... ...) (when result ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...)))
  desktop-create-buffer(206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/Microplane-Model-for-Arteries-Final.tex"
"Microplane-Model-for-Arteries-Final.tex" latex-mode (fast-lock-mode
auto-fill-mode global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode) 92 (nil nil) nil nil
((buffer-file-coding-system . iso-latin-5-unix) (overwrite-mode)
(TeX-PDF-mode . t)))
  eval((desktop-create-buffer 206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/Microplane-Model-for-Arteries-Final.tex"
"Microplane-Model-for-Arteries-Final.tex" (quote latex-mode) (quote
(fast-lock-mode auto-fill-mode global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode)) 92
(quote (nil nil)) nil nil (quote (... ... ...))))
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp)
  recursive-edit()
  byte-code...
  debug(error (void-variable desktop-buffer-ok-count))
  (1+ desktop-buffer-ok-count)
  (setq desktop-buffer-ok-count (1+ desktop-buffer-ok-count))
  (if (bufferp result) (setq desktop-buffer-ok-count (1+
desktop-buffer-ok-count)) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count (1+
desktop-buffer-fail-count)) (setq result nil))
  (let ((buffer-list ...) (result ...)) (if (bufferp result) (setq
desktop-buffer-ok-count ...) (setq desktop-buffer-fail-count ...) (setq
result nil)) (unless (< desktop-file-version 206) (mapc ... buffer-list)
(when result ...)) (when result (unless ... ...) (set-buffer result)
(unless ... ...) (cond ... ... ...) (when desktop-buffer-point ...)
(when desktop-buffer-mark ...) (if desktop-buffer-read-only ...) (while
desktop-buffer-locals ... ...)))
  (save-current-buffer (let (... ...) (if ... ... ... ...) (unless ...
.... ...) (when result ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...)))
  desktop-create-buffer(206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/110_403_Caner.tex"
"110_403_Caner.tex" latex-mode (fast-lock-mode auto-fill-mode
global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode) 1339 (nil nil) nil nil
((buffer-file-coding-system . iso-latin-5-unix) (overwrite-mode)))
  eval((desktop-create-buffer 206
"/home/ferhun/mnt/OS-Shared/Work/mpm4bv/Article/110_403_Caner.tex"
"110_403_Caner.tex" (quote latex-mode) (quote (fast-lock-mode
auto-fill-mode global-auto-revert-mode reftex-mode)) 1339 (quote (nil
nil)) nil nil (quote (... ...))))
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp)
----

Another idea I had was if mounting the shared drive where these files to
be restored are located as root/root would be causing this problem,
although as user, I can create and delete files on this drive from
Linux. So I adjusted the fstab entries so that now the files on this
shared vfat drive is mounted as ferhun/users. Then I went ahead and
tried to load .emacs.desktop. Unfortunately nothing changed.

Thanks for your help.


In GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2005-07-12 on malambruno, modified by Debian
X server distributor `The XFree86 Project, Inc', version 11.0.40300001
configured using `configure '--build' 'i386-linux' '--host' 'i386-linux'
'--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib'
'--localstatedir=/var' '--infodir=/usr/share/info'
'--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--with-gif'
'--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/22.0.50/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/22.0.50/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/22.0.50/leim'
'--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=athena' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars'
'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -g -O2' 'build_alias=i386-linux' 'host_alias=i386-linux''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-encoding-mode: t
  utf-translate-cjk-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  next-error-follow-minor-mode:  Fol

Recent input:
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> C-x k y e s <return> C-x k y e s C-g
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> C-s p r o b l e m C-s C-s C-s C-s <up>
<C-home> C-s r e p o r t <down> <up> M-x r e p o r
t SPC e m a SPC b u SPC <return>

Recent messages:
mwheel-scroll: End of buffer
mwheel-scroll: Beginning of buffer [5 times]
When done with a buffer, type C-x #
mwheel-scroll: End of buffer [3 times]
mwheel-scroll: Beginning of buffer [12 times]
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