Re: auto-save-visited-file-name

[Stefan Monnier]

> Does this solve the problems you found with auto-save-visited-file-name?

It helps, but see below.

> *** buffer.c.~1.438.~ Thu Sep 11 09:51:05 2003
> --- buffer.c  Fri Oct 17 11:37:36 2003
> ***************
> *** 1429,1435 ****
>     if (STRINGP (b->auto_save_file_name)
>         && b->auto_save_modified != 0
>         && BUF_SAVE_MODIFF (b) < b->auto_save_modified
> !       && BUF_SAVE_MODIFF (b) < BUF_MODIFF (b))
>       {
>         Lisp_Object tem;
>         tem = Fsymbol_value (intern ("delete-auto-save-files"));
> --- 1429,1436 ----
>     if (STRINGP (b->auto_save_file_name)
>         && b->auto_save_modified != 0
>         && BUF_SAVE_MODIFF (b) < b->auto_save_modified
> !       && BUF_SAVE_MODIFF (b) < BUF_MODIFF (b)
> !       && NILP (Fsymbol_value (intern ("auto-save-visited-file-name"))))
>       {
>         Lisp_Object tem;
>         tem = Fsymbol_value (intern ("delete-auto-save-files"));

I think the above has a problem: auto-save-visited-file-name is only
consulted when setting up buffer-auto-save-file-name, so it can have a value
inconsistent with the actual situation.  Better check whether
buffer-auto-save-file-name is equal to buffer-file-name.


        Stefan