Symptoms are errors like:
Opening output file: [pub f 1024 17 3B6F8AF143C21F3B 1320594077 1509822256 nil u nil ...], 15
The error only happens when you change the content and try to save the file. Sometimes the file will be deleted (thank goodness for git).
Bug report here: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/42972 Ian.