bug#33695: [PATCH] Fix which-function reporting outdated information

[Alex Branham]

Hello -

The following patch fixes `which-function' returning outdated imenu
information by:

1. Preferring `add-log-current-defun' over `imenu--index-alist' and

2. Updating `imenu--index-alist' more aggressively if we fall back to
it.

Thanks,
Alex

>From a06b1318f23b3f67ed0e1041f50ccea67d46ea48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Branham <alex.branham@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:29:50 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] which-function: Do not display outdated imenu information

* lisp/progmodes/which-func.el (which-function): Check
  `add-log-current-defun' before imenu. Update `imenu--index-alist' if
  needed. Bug #33695
---
 lisp/progmodes/which-func.el | 17 +++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
index 7604be0c25..7cc75e0edb 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
@@ -272,16 +272,21 @@ which-func-functions
 
 (defun which-function ()
   "Return current function name based on point.
-Uses `which-func-functions', `imenu--index-alist'
-or `add-log-current-defun'.
+Uses `which-func-functions', `add-log-current-defun'.
+or `imenu--index-alist'
 If no function name is found, return nil."
   (let ((name
         ;; Try the `which-func-functions' functions first.
         (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'which-func-functions)))
-
+    ;; Try using add-log support.
+    (when (null name)
+      (setq name (add-log-current-defun)))
     ;; If Imenu is loaded, try to make an index alist with it.
     (when (and (null name)
-              (boundp 'imenu--index-alist) (null imenu--index-alist)
+              (boundp 'imenu--index-alist)
+               (or (null imenu--index-alist)
+                   ;; Update if outdated
+                   (/= (buffer-chars-modified-tick) 
imenu-menubar-modified-tick))
               (null which-function-imenu-failed))
       (ignore-errors (imenu--make-index-alist t))
       (unless imenu--index-alist
@@ -323,10 +328,6 @@ which-function
                              (funcall
                               which-func-imenu-joiner-function
                               (reverse (cons (car pair) namestack))))))))))))
-
-    ;; Try using add-log support.
-    (when (null name)
-      (setq name (add-log-current-defun)))
     ;; Filter the name if requested.
     (when name
       (if which-func-cleanup-function
-- 
2.19.2

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