GNU bug report logs - #71466
30.0.50; Buffer-menu-group-by non-nil resets point when Buffer List is reverted

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Message #53 received at 71466 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: 71466 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, me <at> eshelyaron.com, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: Re: bug#71466: 30.0.50; Buffer-menu-group-by non-nil resets point
 when Buffer List is reverted
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:36:39 +0300

> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:05:14 +0300
> Cc: 71466 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
> 
> On 18/06/2024 17:46, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > But the original xref-revert-buffer didn't do all those other things,
> > did it?  So invoking it directly will be more similar to what that did
> > before.
> 
> The current xref-revert-buffer already does those things - namely invoke 
> revert-buffer-restore-functions. Even though it's a relatively recent 
> phenomenon.
> 
> And it makes sense to provide this feature to the users of 
> xref-revert-buffer, so I don't see why not.

All things being equal, leaving the old names of the functions and
commands should be preferred.  That's all I'm saying.  It's a minor
issue, but the cost of staying more compatible is also minor.

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