Subject: bug#75626: 31.0.50; Dired misses or double-processes files when auto-revert-mode is enabled

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:43:32 +0100

Tassilo Horn <[email-masked]> writes:

>>> One fact in favour for some inhibit-auto-revert variable is that
>>> currently we abuse buffer-stale-function whose docs state "Function
>>> to check wether a buffer _needs_ reverting" with functions that
>>> actually check if we need and _allow_ reverting.  If we had
>>> inhibit-auto-revert, the allowance part could and should be removed
>>> from buffer-stale-function.
>>
>> See my patch, it does exactly this.
>
> I don't agree, see my other mail.  In your patch, it's still
> dired-buffer-stale-p who does the allowance check.

And I agree your opposition. Changed in the new version of the patch,
see the other message.

> Bye,
> Tassilo

Best regards, Michael.