GNU bug report logs - #45560
27.1; add-change-log-entry erroneously removes "const" from function name

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Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:13:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 27.1

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 45560 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45560: 27.1; add-change-log-entry erroneously removes "const" from function name
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:09:21 +0100

Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com> writes:

> Put this into a .c file:
>
> void
> const_ref ()
> {
> }
>
> Now, put point inside the braces and M-x add-change-log-entry.
>
> For me the resulting ChangeLog looks like:
>
> 2020-12-30  Tom Tromey  <tom <at> tromey.com>
>
> 	* q.c (_ref): 

Debugging this, it looks like this is down to

(c-defun-name-1)

returning "_ref" if called in the const_ref function, so I've added Alan
to the CCs. 

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