GNU bug report logs - #10049
problems if buffer-local generated-autoload-file points to global autoload file

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 10049 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: deng <at> randomsample.de
Subject: bug#10049: 24.0.91; Setting generated-autoload-file as local variable not working correctly
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:18:08 -0500

>> I think it is fixed now.
> ...and confirmed (again!) ;-)

Could you check if the (additional) patch below works as well?


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/emacs-lisp/autoload.el'
--- lisp/emacs-lisp/autoload.el	2011-11-17 21:34:16 +0000
+++ lisp/emacs-lisp/autoload.el	2011-11-20 02:17:11 +0000
@@ -512,15 +512,7 @@
 
           (when output-start
             (let ((secondary-autoloads-file-buf
-                   (if (local-variable-p 'generated-autoload-file)
-                       (current-buffer))))
-	      ;; Ignore a buffer-local setting if it points to the
-	      ;; global value.  Otherwise we end up writing a mix of md5s
-	      ;; and time-stamps to the global file.  (Bug#10049)
-	      (and secondary-autoloads-file-buf
-		   outfile
-		   (not otherbuf)
-		   (setq secondary-autoloads-file-buf nil))
+                   (if otherbuf (current-buffer))))
               (with-current-buffer (marker-buffer output-start)
                 (save-excursion
                   ;; Insert the section-header line which lists the file name

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