GNU bug report logs - #20280
25.0.50; Auto revert mode appears to be non-functional

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christopher Carpenter <mordocai <at> mordocai.net>

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 20280 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Christopher Carpenter <mordocai <at> mordocai.net>
Cc: 20280 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20280: 25.0.50; Auto revert mode appears to be non-functional
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 22:06:59 +0300

> From: Christopher Carpenter <mordocai <at> mordocai.net>
> Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:20:10 -0500
> 
> 
> M-x find-file /tmp/some-file
> M-x auto-revert-mode
> 
> **** IN A SEPARATE PROCESS CAUSE THE FILE TO CHANGE ***
> 
> Expected: Buffer automatically reverts
> Actual: Buffer shows a M in mode line signifying the file has changed,
> but does not revert.

I cannot reproduce this, with today's Git repository.

Does this happen in "emacs -Q"?
Does this happen with any file, or just with files in /tmp?

Could be Darwin-specific (I don't have access to such a system).
This bug report was last modified 9 years and 281 days ago.

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