GNU bug report logs - #23276
25.0.92; Crash in auto-revert when file no longer present

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:09:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.92

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23276 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#23276: 25.0.92; Crash in auto-revert when file no longer present
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2016 23:30:49 +0200

Anders Lindgren <andlind <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I think disabling auto-revert mode is not correct way to handle this -
> - the file might be temporary removed by, say, a version control
> system and might reappear a moment later, in which case we want it to
> be reverted into Emacs.

I've just checked: the current implementation deactivates auto-revert-mode
already in this case. At least file notification is disabled (due to the
`deleted' file notification event). Polling shall still be work, to be checked.

> -- Anders

Best regards, Michael.
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