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Re: Reachable killed buffers


From: martin rudalics
Subject: Re: Reachable killed buffers
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:38:22 +0200

> Since our discussion shows that there is no solid and bullet-proof
> solution for killed buffers problem (IMHO), I would like to propose
> an alternate (less effective, but safe) solution:

The current solution is safe.

> when the window
> dies, it's prev_buffers and next_buffers are set to nil, but both
> buffer lists are saved in struct saved_window just for the sake of
> possible resurrection.

The same window can appear in different saved_window structures
simultaneously.  Would each of them store these values?

> Martin said that the most of window-configuration
> objects are created with 'save-window-excursion' and so they're
> short-lived objects which tends to not survive next GC. So, if
> deleted window isn't recorded in window-configuration object or
> such an object dies quickly, we're lucky; otherwise, the only thing
> we can do is to hope that recorded window will be resurrected and
> Lisp code from window.el will take care about the contents of
> it's buffer lists.

I can't see any problem with the present solution.  So I'd rather leave
it alone.

martin



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