(Finsert_file_contents): If VISIT, set the buffer components

such as the filename even before signaling error for non-regular file.

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index d33cc57..a5028dd 100644 (file)
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2725,6 +2725,7 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
   Lisp_Object handler, val, insval;
   Lisp_Object p;
   int total;
+  int not_regular;
 
   val = Qnil;
   p = Qnil;
@@ -2764,14 +2765,21 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
       goto notfound;
     }
 
+  not_regular = 0;
 #ifdef S_IFREG
   /* This code will need to be changed in order to work on named
      pipes, and it's probably just not worth it.  So we should at
      least signal an error.  */
   if (!S_ISREG (st.st_mode))
-    Fsignal (Qfile_error,
-            Fcons (build_string ("not a regular file"),
-                   Fcons (filename, Qnil)));
+    {
+      if (NILP (visit))
+       Fsignal (Qfile_error,
+                Fcons (build_string ("not a regular file"),
+                       Fcons (filename, Qnil)));
+
+      not_regular = 1;
+      goto notfound;
+    }
 #endif
 
   if (fd < 0)
@@ -3036,6 +3044,11 @@ and (2) it puts less data in the undo list.")
          unlock_file (filename);
        }
 #endif /* CLASH_DETECTION */
+      if (not_regular)
+       Fsignal (Qfile_error,
+                Fcons (build_string ("not a regular file"),
+                       Fcons (filename, Qnil)));
+
       /* If visiting nonexistent file, return nil.  */
       if (current_buffer->modtime == -1)
        report_file_error ("Opening input file", Fcons (filename, Qnil));