bug#26126: 26.0.50; file-notify-rm-watch removes arbitrary watches

[Andreas Politz]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

> With the returned descriptors, it cannot be decided which watch has to
> be removed, because both descriptors are equal. So we could decide
> either to remove all watches for a given file if such a descriptor is
> passed to `file-notify-rm-watch', or we must adapt
> `file-notify-add-watch' to return different descriptors. I'm undecided
> yet.

Surely, we want the ability of two or more different packages being able
to watch the same file, without interfering with each other.  Why are
you undecided ?

I could try and find a solution, if you don't have time or anything.

-ap