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-rw-r--r--lisp/saveplace.el25
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/saveplace.el b/lisp/saveplace.el
index 65f1e18c678..dafe1a707d9 100644
--- a/lisp/saveplace.el
+++ b/lisp/saveplace.el
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ value of `version-control'.")
(defvar save-place-loaded nil
"Non-nil means that the `save-place-file' has been loaded.")
+(defvar save-place-limit nil
+ "Maximum number of entries to retain in the list; nil means no limit.")
+
(defun toggle-save-place (&optional parg)
"Toggle whether to save your place in this file between sessions.
If this mode is enabled, point is recorded when you kill the buffer
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ To save places automatically in all files, put this in your `.emacs' file:
t))))
(write-file file)
(kill-buffer (current-buffer))
- (message (format "Saving places to %s... done." file))))))
+ (message (format "Saving places to %s...done" file))))))
(defun load-save-place-alist-from-file ()
(if (not save-place-loaded)
@@ -155,8 +158,26 @@ To save places automatically in all files, put this in your `.emacs' file:
(setq save-place-alist
(car (read-from-string
(buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max)))))
+
+ ;; If there is a limit, and we're over it, then we'll
+ ;; have to truncate the end of the list:
+ (if save-place-limit
+ (if (<= save-place-limit 0)
+ ;; Zero gets special cased. I'm not thrilled
+ ;; with this, but the loop for >= 1 is tight.
+ (setq save-place-alist nil)
+ ;; Else the limit is >= 1, so enforce it by
+ ;; counting and then `setcdr'ing.
+ (let ((s save-place-alist)
+ (count 1))
+ (while s
+ (if (>= count save-place-limit)
+ (setcdr s nil)
+ (setq count (1+ count)))
+ (setq s (cdr s))))))
+
(kill-buffer (current-buffer))
- (message (format "Loading places from %s... done." file))
+ (message (format "Loading places from %s...done" file))
t)
t)
nil))))