bug#4061: 23.1.50; C-x C-v and saveplace

[Leo]

On 2009-09-04 22:39 +0100, Karl Fogel wrote:
> I know what causes this now.  saveplace.el works like this:
> Now, `save-place-to-alist' checks `buffer-file-name' and (properly) does
> nothing if there is no associated file.  Since `find-alternate-file'
> unsets `buffer-file-name' after renaming the old buffer but before
> killing it, that effectively makes `save-place-to-alist' a no-op in the
> old buffer.

Thank you for looking into it.

>
> It's not even clear what the most desirable behavior is.  For example,
> in `find-alternate-file' (without my patch), if the old buffer is
> modified, should we still save place before killing it?  I think so; or
> rather, I think we should do whatever saveplace.el does if one kills a
> modified buffer the normal way.

I agree with this.

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