* window.c (Vwindow_point_insertion_type): New var.

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / startup.el

diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index eb88985..83b44ca 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -396,10 +396,12 @@ or `CVS', and any subdirectory that contains a file named `.nosearch'."
   (if command-line-processed
       (message "Back to top level.")
     (setq command-line-processed t)
-    ;; Give *Messages* the same default-directory as *scratch*,
-    ;; just to keep things predictable.
     (let ((dir default-directory))
       (with-current-buffer "*Messages*"
+        ;; Make it easy to do like "tail -f".
+        (set (make-local-variable 'window-point-insertion-type) t)
+        ;; Give *Messages* the same default-directory as *scratch*,
+        ;; just to keep things predictable.
        (setq default-directory dir)))
     ;; `user-full-name' is now known; reset its standard-value here.
     (put 'user-full-name 'standard-value
@@ -994,8 +996,7 @@ opening the first frame (e.g. open a connection to an X server).")
                (setq init-file-had-error nil))
            (error
             (let ((message-log-max nil))
-              (save-excursion
-                (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Messages*"))
+              (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Messages*")
                 (insert "\n\n"
                         (format "An error has occurred while loading `%s':\n\n"
                                 user-init-file)