Re: master e8488bcc9c: Avoid having font locking triggering unnecessary auto-saving

[Stefan Monnier]

> -  (let ((modified (make-symbol "modified")))
> +  (let ((modified (make-symbol "modified"))
> +        (tick (make-symbol "tick")))
>      `(let* ((,modified (buffer-modified-p))
> +            (,tick (buffer-modified-tick))
>              (buffer-undo-list t)
>              (inhibit-read-only t)
>              (inhibit-modification-hooks t))
>         (unwind-protect
>             (progn
>               ,@body)
> +         ;; We restore the buffer tick count, too, because otherwise
> +         ;; we'll trigger a new auto-save.
> +         (internal--set-buffer-modified-tick ,tick)
>           (unless ,modified
>             (restore-buffer-modified-p nil))))))

BTW, I wonder if the auto-save mechanism should use the CHARS_MODIFF
ticks instead?


        Stefan