(defun gnus-get-buffer-name (variable)
"Returns the buffer name associated with the contents of a variable."
- (let ((buf (get-buffer (gnus-window-to-buffer-helper
- (cdr (assq variable gnus-window-to-buffer))))))
+ (let ((buf (get-buffer-create (gnus-window-to-buffer-helper
+ (cdr
+ (assq variable gnus-window-to-buffer))))))
(and buf
(buffer-name buf))))