GNU bug report logs - #23207
25.1.50; file-notify event restarts the idle timer

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Reported by: Johan Claesson <johanclaesson <at> bredband.net>

Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 13:23:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.1.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 23207-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Johan Claesson <johanclaesson <at> bredband.net>
Cc: 23207-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23207: 25.1.50; file-notify event restarts the idle timer
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:12:10 +0200

Johan Claesson <johanclaesson <at> bredband.net> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Johan,

> The idle timer gets restarted in read_char in keyboard.c.  The
> following patch avoids this (but i am not sure it is the right
> thing to do).

I have committed an extended version of your patch to the master
branch. Closing the bug.

I've also tried to add a test to filenotify-tests.el, but I
failed. Testing idle timers isn't easy.

Best regards, Michael.
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