GNU bug report logs - #18883
24.4; auto-revert-mode with notify doesn't work with symlinked directories

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Dorn <mail <at> muflax.com>

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 16113, 64061, 65904

Found in versions 24.3.50, 24.4, 29.1.50, 30.0.50

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Stefan Dorn <mail <at> muflax.com>
Cc: 18883 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18883: 24.4; auto-revert-mode with notify doesn't work with symlinked directories
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:11:20 -0400

> auto-revert-mode watches files based on (buffer-file-name), but
> notify will only return events for the file's real path.

IIUC one way to solve this is to change auto-revert's notification
handler so it doesn't pay attention to the directory and only compares
the relative file name (after all, the hash-table should already make
sure the directories match).


        Stefan
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