GNU bug report logs - #21841
25.0.50; auto-revert-mode broken when several files have modifications on disk

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Message #67 received at 21841 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, 21841 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21841: 25.0.50;
 auto-revert-mode broken when several files have modifications on disk
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 05:35:49 +0200

> Cc: michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, 21841 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 01:28:27 +0200
> 
> On 11/07/2015 07:20 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Maybe.  I don't have enough experience using gfilenotify to say how
> > bad the problem is.  How about if you try using it for a while and see
> > how much trouble it gives you?
> 
> All right, I'll continue using it. So far it's been fine, but AFAICT 
> bug#21241 depends on the number of files in play, and I don't have too 
> many file open at the same time, normally. Which might be different for 
> a significant number of users.

If it misbehaves only for a large number of files (e.g.,
global-auto-revert-mode), then it's an important detail for those who
use it.

Thanks.

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