Tiny change for lispref "Reverting"

* doc/lispref/backups.texi (Reverting):
Un-duplicate revert-buffer-in-progress-p, and relocate entry.
Mention buffer-stale-function.
* doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi: Comment.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi
index 350f16f51dc93e6310604dac770583f1585fd0d4..4032c0b9882948d3013379efe1bc6971705a4614 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 2004-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @c
 @c This file is included either in emacs-xtra.texi (when producing the
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Neither are Dired buffers for which you used shell wildcards or file
 arguments to list only some of the files.  @samp{*Find*} and
 @samp{*Locate*} buffers do not auto-revert either.
 
+@c FIXME?  This should be in the elisp manual?
 @node Supporting additional buffers
 @subsection Adding Support for Auto-Reverting additional Buffers.
 

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 5dd028341b7f1dd9fd441184335793f5985d6c1c..254ad0ae83bee8bffc76e0cce4019e72585f54df 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2012-03-02  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+       * backups.texi (Reverting): Un-duplicate revert-buffer-in-progress-p,
+       and relocate entry.  Mention buffer-stale-function.
+
        * elisp.texi, vol1.texi, vol2.texi: Standardize some menu entries.
 
        * hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): General update.

diff --git a/doc/lispref/backups.texi b/doc/lispref/backups.texi
index 2bcb768aea87e78628a46b23f6a6345d38f5e229..a1c5f20f28c13ba29ab957535507c13f919cd209 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/backups.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/backups.texi
@@ -699,11 +699,13 @@ operation, reverting preserves all the markers.  If they are not
 identical, reverting does change the buffer; in that case, it preserves
 the markers in the unchanged text (if any) at the beginning and end of
 the buffer.  Preserving any additional markers would be problematical.
-
-This command binds @code{revert-buffer-in-progress-p} to a
-non-@code{nil} value while it operates.
 @end deffn
 
+@defvar revert-buffer-in-progress-p
+@code{revert-buffer} binds this variable to a non-@code{nil} value
+while it is working.
+@end defvar
+
 You can customize how @code{revert-buffer} does its work by setting
 the variables described in the rest of this section.
 
@@ -758,7 +760,15 @@ the modified contents---but only if @code{revert-buffer-function} is
 @code{nil}.
 @end defvar
 
-@defvar revert-buffer-in-progress-p
-This variable is bound to a non-@code{nil} value by
-@code{revert-buffer} while it is working.
+@c FIXME?  Move this section from arevert-xtra to here?
+@defvar buffer-stale-function
+The value of this variable, if non-@code{nil}, specifies a function
+to call to check whether a non-file buffer needs reverting
+@iftex
+(@pxref{Supporting additional buffers,,, emacs-xtra,  Specialized Emacs Features}).
+@end iftex
+@ifnottex
+(@pxref{Supporting additional buffers,,, emacs}).
+@end ifnottex
 @end defvar
+