Re: emacs not saving files

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> I've a file $HOME/.rsync-EXCLUDE (listing files to exclude from my rsync
> based backup scripts) but when I try and save it, emacs refuses  with
> message
> 	File /Users/mkbane/RCS/.rsync-EXCLUDE is not an RCS master file

> ANy thoughts? (I need to check this holds for all my emacs... this
> particular instance was on a different Linux dist since my Debian box  is
> offline this mortning)

I don't know this error message and have never seen an Emacs bug-report
about such a problem.  My best guess is that you have a spurious file
named /Users/mkbane/RCS/.rsync-EXCLUDE which gets RCS (and/or Emacs's VC)
confused.


        Stefan