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28.1: auto-revert code improvements [PATCH]

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Message #44 received at 43714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, boruch_baum <at> gmx.com,
 43714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43714: 28.1: auto-revert code improvements [PATCH]
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:21:00 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> commit 33512cbeb168764f83f5a740090ce40b4b948591
>> Author:     Luc Teirlinck <teirllm <at> auburn.edu>
>> AuthorDate: Wed Jun 1 20:51:03 2005 +0000
>>
>>     (auto-revert-buffers): Use save-match-data.
>
> It could be due to remote files (and file-handlers)?

Could be the case. There is no promise that the file name handlers do
not change match data. And I'm kind of sure this save-match-data form
has been introduced after such an accident, that auto-revert has
corrupted somebody's match data.

So please keep it. It doesn't hurt.

Best regards, Michael.

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