Re: 23.0.50; hexl-mode and auto-revert-mode incompatibilities

[Simias]

martin rudalics <address@hidden> writes:

>>   It does for auto-revert-mode (everything seems to work fine), however
>> with auto-revert-tail-mode it's even more broken. When I append to a
>> file externally and both auto-revert-tail-mode and hexl-mode are
>> activated, first emacs tells me:
>> "Converting to hexl format discards undo info; ok? (y or n)",
>> and when I answer "yes" the buffer fills with gibberish.
>
> Sorry, my attempt was too simplistic.  Please try again with the
> attached patch.  I think something better is needed, but an
> important first step would be to test whether revert-buffer works
> correctly whenever the file changes.

  Mmh, it behaves the same way as in the first patch for me, I hope I
haven't made a mistake. auto-revert-tail-mode still breaks.

-- 
Simias