(change-log-add-make-room): New function.
[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / add-log.el
index ffc1494..62b2ef4 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ;;; add-log.el --- change log maintenance commands for Emacs
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 93, 94, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-;; Keywords: maint
+;; Keywords: tools
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(defvar change-log-default-name nil
-  "*Name of a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry].")
+(defgroup change-log nil
+  "Change log maintenance"
+  :group 'tools
+  :prefix "change-log-"
+  :prefix "add-log-")
 
-(defvar add-log-current-defun-function nil
+
+(defcustom change-log-default-name nil
+  "*Name of a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry]."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-current-defun-function nil
   "\
 *If non-nil, function to guess name of current function from surrounding text.
 \\[add-change-log-entry] calls this function (if nil, `add-log-current-defun'
-instead) with no arguments.  It returns a string or nil if it cannot guess.")
+instead) with no arguments.  It returns a string or nil if it cannot guess."
+  :type 'function
+  :group 'change-log)
 
-;; This MUST not be autoloaded, since user-login-name
-;; cannot be known at Emacs dump time.
-(defvar add-log-full-name (user-full-name)
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom add-log-full-name nil
   "*Full name of user, for inclusion in ChangeLog daily headers.
-This defaults to the value returned by the `user-full-name' function.")
+This defaults to the value returned by the `user-full-name' function."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
 
-;; This MUST not be autoloaded, since user-login-name
-;; cannot be known at Emacs dump time.
-(defvar add-log-mailing-address (concat (user-login-name) "@" (system-name))
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom add-log-mailing-address nil
   "*Electronic mail address of user, for inclusion in ChangeLog daily headers.
-This defaults to the value returned by `user-login-name', followed by
-an `@' character, followed by the value returned by `system-name'.")
+This defaults to the value of `user-mail-address'."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Default" nil)
+                string)
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-time-format 'add-log-iso8601-time-string
+  "*Function that defines the time format.
+For example, `add-log-iso8601-time-string', which gives the
+date in international ISO 8601 format,
+and `current-time-string' are two valid values."
+  :type '(radio (const :tag "International ISO 8601 format"
+                      add-log-iso8601-time-string)
+               (const :tag "Old format, as returned by `current-time-string'"
+                      current-time-string)
+               (function :tag "Other"))
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defcustom add-log-keep-changes-together nil
+  "*If non-nil, then keep changes to the same file together.
+If this variable is nil and you add log for (e.g.) two files,
+the change log entries are added cumulatively to the beginning of log.
+This is the old behaviour:
+
+    Wday Mon DD TIME YYYY
+
+       file A log2  << added this later
+       file B log1
+       File A log1
+
+But if this variable is non-nil, then same file's changes are always kept
+together.  Notice that Log2 has been appended and it is the most recent
+for file A.
+
+    Wday Mon DD TIME YYYY
+
+       file B log1
+       File A log1
+       file A log2  << Added this later"
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+(defvar change-log-font-lock-keywords
+  '(;;
+    ;; Date lines, new and old styles.
+    ("^\\sw.........[0-9: ]*"
+     (0 font-lock-string-face)
+     ("\\([^<]+\\)<\\([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+@[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\\)>" nil nil
+      (1 font-lock-reference-face)
+      (2 font-lock-variable-name-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; File names.
+    ("^\t\\* \\([^ ,:([\n]+\\)"
+     (1 font-lock-function-name-face)
+     ("\\=, \\([^ ,:([\n]+\\)" nil nil (1 font-lock-function-name-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; Function or variable names.
+    ("(\\([^) ,:\n]+\\)"
+     (1 font-lock-keyword-face)
+     ("\\=, *\\([^) ,:\n]+\\)" nil nil (1 font-lock-keyword-face)))
+    ;;
+    ;; Conditionals.
+    ("\\[!?\\([^]\n]+\\)\\]\\(:\\| (\\)" (1 font-lock-variable-name-face))
+    ;;
+    ;; Acknowledgements.
+    ("^\t\\(From\\|Patch\\(es\\)? by\\|Report\\(ed by\\| from\\)\\|Suggest\\(ed by\\|ion from\\)\\)"
+     1 font-lock-comment-face)
+    ("  \\(From\\|Patch\\(es\\)? by\\|Report\\(ed by\\| from\\)\\|Suggest\\(ed by\\|ion from\\)\\)"
+     1 font-lock-comment-face))
+  "Additional expressions to highlight in Change Log mode.")
+
+(defvar change-log-mode-map nil
+  "Keymap for Change Log major mode.")
+(if change-log-mode-map
+    nil
+  (setq change-log-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+
+(defvar change-log-time-zone-rule nil
+  "Time zone used for calculating change log time stamps.
+It takes the same format as the TZ argument of `set-time-zone-rule'.
+If nil, use local time.")
+
+(defun add-log-iso8601-time-zone (time)
+  (let* ((utc-offset (or (car (current-time-zone time)) 0))
+        (sign (if (< utc-offset 0) ?- ?+))
+        (sec (abs utc-offset))
+        (ss (% sec 60))
+        (min (/ sec 60))
+        (mm (% min 60))
+        (hh (/ min 60)))
+    (format (cond ((not (zerop ss)) "%c%02d:%02d:%02d")
+                 ((not (zerop mm)) "%c%02d:%02d")
+                 (t "%c%02d"))
+           sign hh mm ss)))
+
+(defun add-log-iso8601-time-string ()
+  (if change-log-time-zone-rule
+      (let ((tz (getenv "TZ"))
+           (now (current-time)))
+       (unwind-protect
+           (progn
+             (set-time-zone-rule
+              change-log-time-zone-rule)
+             (concat
+              (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d " now)
+              (add-log-iso8601-time-zone now)))
+         (set-time-zone-rule tz)))
+    (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")))
 
 (defun change-log-name ()
   (or change-log-default-name
-      (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "$CHANGE_LOG$.TXT" "ChangeLog")))
+      (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
+         "$CHANGE_LOG$.TXT"
+       "ChangeLog")))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun prompt-for-change-log-name ()
   "Prompt for a change log name."
-  (let ((default (change-log-name)))
-    (expand-file-name
-     (read-file-name (format "Log file (default %s): " default)
-                    nil default))))
+  (let* ((default (change-log-name))
+        (name (expand-file-name
+               (read-file-name (format "Log file (default %s): " default)
+                               nil default))))
+    ;; Handle something that is syntactically a directory name.
+    ;; Look for ChangeLog or whatever in that directory.
+    (if (string= (file-name-nondirectory name) "")
+       (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory default)
+                         name)
+      ;; Handle specifying a file that is a directory.
+      (if (file-directory-p name)
+         (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory default)
+                           (file-name-as-directory name))
+       name))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun find-change-log (&optional file-name)
   "Find a change log file for \\[add-change-log-entry] and return the name.
-Optional arg FILE-NAME is a name to try first.
-If FILE-NAME is nil, use the value of `change-log-default-name' if non-nil.
-Failing that, use \"ChangeLog\" in the current directory.
-If the file does not exist in the named directory, successive parent
-directories are tried.
+
+Optional arg FILE-NAME specifies the file to use.
+If FILE-NAME is nil, use the value of `change-log-default-name'.
+If 'change-log-default-name' is nil, behave as though it were 'ChangeLog'
+\(or whatever we use on this operating system).
+
+If 'change-log-default-name' contains a leading directory component, then
+simply find it in the current directory.  Otherwise, search in the current
+directory and its successive parents for a file so named.
 
 Once a file is found, `change-log-default-name' is set locally in the
 current buffer to the complete file name."
+  ;; If user specified a file name or if this buffer knows which one to use,
+  ;; just use that.
   (or file-name
-      (setq file-name (or change-log-default-name
-                         ;; Chase links in the source file
-                         ;; and use the change log in the dir where it points.
-                         (and buffer-file-name
-                              (file-name-directory
-                               (file-chase-links buffer-file-name)))
-                         default-directory)))
-  (if (and (eq file-name change-log-default-name)
-          (assq 'change-log-default-name (buffer-local-variables)))
-      ;; Don't do the searching if we already have a buffer-local value.
-      file-name
-
-    (if (file-directory-p file-name)
-       (setq file-name (expand-file-name (change-log-name) file-name)))
-    ;; Chase links before visiting the file.
-    ;; This makes it easier to use a single change log file
-    ;; for several related directories.
-    (setq file-name (file-chase-links file-name))
-    (setq file-name (expand-file-name file-name))
-    ;; Move up in the dir hierarchy till we find a change log file.
-    (let ((file1 file-name)
-         parent-dir)
-      (while (and (not (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1)))
-                 (progn (setq parent-dir
-                              (file-name-directory
-                               (directory-file-name
-                                (file-name-directory file1))))
-                        ;; Give up if we are already at the root dir.
-                        (not (string= (file-name-directory file1)
-                                      parent-dir))))
-       ;; Move up to the parent dir and try again.
-       (setq file1 (expand-file-name (change-log-name) parent-dir)))
-      ;; If we found a change log in a parent, use that.
-      (if (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1))
-         (setq file-name file1)))
-    ;; Make a local variable in this buffer so we needn't search again.
-    (set (make-local-variable 'change-log-default-name) file-name)
-    file-name))
+      (setq file-name (and change-log-default-name
+                          (file-name-directory change-log-default-name)
+                          change-log-default-name))
+      (progn
+       ;; Chase links in the source file
+       ;; and use the change log in the dir where it points.
+       (setq file-name (or (and buffer-file-name
+                                (file-name-directory
+                                 (file-chase-links buffer-file-name)))
+                           default-directory))
+       (if (file-directory-p file-name)
+           (setq file-name (expand-file-name (change-log-name) file-name)))
+       ;; Chase links before visiting the file.
+       ;; This makes it easier to use a single change log file
+       ;; for several related directories.
+       (setq file-name (file-chase-links file-name))
+       (setq file-name (expand-file-name file-name))
+       ;; Move up in the dir hierarchy till we find a change log file.
+       (let ((file1 file-name)
+             parent-dir)
+         (while (and (not (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1)))
+                     (progn (setq parent-dir
+                                  (file-name-directory
+                                   (directory-file-name
+                                    (file-name-directory file1))))
+                            ;; Give up if we are already at the root dir.
+                            (not (string= (file-name-directory file1)
+                                          parent-dir))))
+           ;; Move up to the parent dir and try again.
+           (setq file1 (expand-file-name
+                        (file-name-nondirectory (change-log-name))
+                        parent-dir)))
+         ;; If we found a change log in a parent, use that.
+         (if (or (get-file-buffer file1) (file-exists-p file1))
+             (setq file-name file1)))))
+  ;; Make a local variable in this buffer so we needn't search again.
+  (set (make-local-variable 'change-log-default-name) file-name)
+  file-name)
+
+
+
+(defun change-log-add-make-room ()
+  "Begin a new empty change log entry at point."
+  ;; Delete excess empty lines; make just 2.
+  ;;
+  (while (and (not (eobp)) (looking-at "^\\s *$"))
+    (delete-region (point) (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (point))))
+  (insert "\n\n")
+  (forward-line -2)
+  (indent-relative-maybe)
+  )
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun add-change-log-entry (&optional whoami file-name other-window new-entry)
   "Find change log file and add an entry for today.
-Optional arg (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user name and site.
-Second arg is file name of change log.  If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'.
+Optional arg WHOAMI (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user
+name and site.
+
+Second arg is FILE-NAME of change log.  If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'.
 Third arg OTHER-WINDOW non-nil means visit in other window.
 Fourth arg NEW-ENTRY non-nil means always create a new entry at the front;
-never append to an existing entry."
+never append to an existing entry.  Today's date is calculated according to
+`change-log-time-zone-rule' if non-nil, otherwise in local time."
   (interactive (list current-prefix-arg
                     (prompt-for-change-log-name)))
+  (or add-log-full-name
+      (setq add-log-full-name (user-full-name)))
+  (or add-log-mailing-address
+      (setq add-log-mailing-address user-mail-address))
   (if whoami
       (progn
        (setq add-log-full-name (read-input "Full name: " add-log-full-name))
@@ -132,9 +289,12 @@ never append to an existing entry."
              (read-input "Mailing address: " add-log-mailing-address))))
   (let ((defun (funcall (or add-log-current-defun-function
                            'add-log-current-defun)))
-       paragraph-end entry)
+       today-end
+       paragraph-end
+       entry
 
-    (setq file-name (find-change-log file-name))
+       )
+    (setq file-name (expand-file-name (find-change-log file-name)))
 
     ;; Set ENTRY to the file name to use in the new entry.
     (and buffer-file-name
@@ -150,16 +310,16 @@ never append to an existing entry."
     (if (and other-window (not (equal file-name buffer-file-name)))
        (find-file-other-window file-name)
       (find-file file-name))
+    (or (eq major-mode 'change-log-mode)
+       (change-log-mode))
     (undo-boundary)
     (goto-char (point-min))
-    (if (looking-at (concat (regexp-quote (substring (current-time-string)
-                                                    0 10))
-                           ".* " (regexp-quote add-log-full-name)
-                           "  (" (regexp-quote add-log-mailing-address)))
-       (forward-line 1)
-      (insert (current-time-string)
-             "  " add-log-full-name
-             "  (" add-log-mailing-address ")\n\n"))
+    (let ((new-entry (concat (funcall add-log-time-format)
+                            "  " add-log-full-name
+                            "  <" add-log-mailing-address ">")))
+      (if (looking-at (regexp-quote new-entry))
+         (forward-line 1)
+       (insert new-entry "\n\n")))
 
     ;; Search only within the first paragraph.
     (if (looking-at "\n*[^\n* \t]")
@@ -168,26 +328,48 @@ never append to an existing entry."
     (setq paragraph-end (point))
     (goto-char (point-min))
 
+    ;; Today page's end point.  Used in search boundary
+
+    (save-excursion
+      (goto-char (point-min))  ;Latest change log day
+      (forward-line 1)
+      (setq today-end
+           (if (re-search-forward "^[^ \t\n]" nil t) ;Seek to next day's hdr
+               (match-beginning 0)
+             (point-max))))            ;No next day, use point max
+
     ;; Now insert the new line for this entry.
     (cond ((re-search-forward "^\\s *\\*\\s *$" paragraph-end t)
           ;; Put this file name into the existing empty entry.
           (if entry
-              (insert entry)))
+              (insert entry))
+          )
+
          ((and (not new-entry)
-               (re-search-forward
-                (concat (regexp-quote (concat "* " entry))
-                        ;; Don't accept `foo.bar' when
-                        ;; looking for `foo':
-                        "\\(\\s \\|[(),:]\\)")
-                paragraph-end t))
+               (let (case-fold-search)
+                 (re-search-forward
+                  (concat (regexp-quote (concat "* " entry))
+                          ;; Don't accept `foo.bar' when
+                          ;; looking for `foo':
+                          "\\(\\s \\|[(),:]\\)")
+                  paragraph-end t)))
           ;; Add to the existing entry for the same file.
           (re-search-forward "^\\s *$\\|^\\s \\*")
-          (beginning-of-line)
-          (while (and (not (eobp)) (looking-at "^\\s *$"))
-            (delete-region (point) (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (point))))
-          (insert "\n\n")
-          (forward-line -2)
-          (indent-relative-maybe))
+          (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+          (change-log-add-make-room)
+          )
+
+         ;;  See if there is existing entry and append to it.
+         ;;  * file.txt:
+         ;;
+         ((and add-log-keep-changes-together ;enabled ?
+               (re-search-forward (regexp-quote (concat "* " entry))
+                                  today-end t))
+          (re-search-forward "^\\s *$\\|^\\s \\*")
+          (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
+          (change-log-add-make-room)
+          )
+
          (t
           ;; Make a new entry.
           (forward-line 1)
@@ -208,7 +390,7 @@ never append to an existing entry."
          (undo-boundary)
          (insert (if (save-excursion
                        (beginning-of-line 1)
-                       (looking-at "\\s *$")) 
+                       (looking-at "\\s *$"))
                      ""
                    " ")
                  "(" defun "): "))
@@ -221,7 +403,8 @@ never append to an existing entry."
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun add-change-log-entry-other-window (&optional whoami file-name)
   "Find change log file in other window and add an entry for today.
-Optional arg (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user name and site.
+Optional arg WHOAMI (interactive prefix) non-nil means prompt for user
+name and site.
 Second arg is file name of change log.  \
 If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'."
   (interactive (if current-prefix-arg
@@ -234,7 +417,7 @@ If nil, uses `change-log-default-name'."
 (defun change-log-mode ()
   "Major mode for editing change logs; like Indented Text Mode.
 Prevents numeric backups and sets `left-margin' to 8 and `fill-column' to 74.
-New log entries are usually made with \\[add-change-log-entry] or \\[add-change-log-entry-other-window].
+New log entries are usually made with \\[add-change-log-entry] or \\[add-change-log-before-other-window].
 Each entry behaves as a paragraph, and the entries for one day as a page.
 Runs `change-log-mode-hook'."
   (interactive)
@@ -243,26 +426,27 @@ Runs `change-log-mode-hook'."
   (setq major-mode 'change-log-mode
        mode-name "Change Log"
        left-margin 8
-       fill-column 74)
+       fill-column 74
+       indent-tabs-mode t
+       tab-width 8)
   (use-local-map change-log-mode-map)
+  (set (make-local-variable 'fill-paragraph-function)
+       'change-log-fill-paragraph)
   ;; Let each entry behave as one paragraph:
-  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start) "^\\s *$\\|^\f")
-  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-separate) "^\\s *$\\|^\f\\|^\\sw")
+  ;; We really do want "^" in paragraph-start below: it is only the lines that
+  ;; begin at column 0 (despite the left-margin of 8) that we are looking for.
+  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start) "\\s *$\\|\f\\|^\\<")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-separate) "\\s *$\\|\f\\|^\\<")
   ;; Let all entries for one day behave as one page.
   ;; Match null string on the date-line so that the date-line
   ;; is grouped with what follows.
   (set (make-local-variable 'page-delimiter) "^\\<\\|^\f")
   (set (make-local-variable 'version-control) 'never)
   (set (make-local-variable 'adaptive-fill-regexp) "\\s *")
+  (set (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)
+       '(change-log-font-lock-keywords t))
   (run-hooks 'change-log-mode-hook))
 
-(defvar change-log-mode-map nil
-  "Keymap for Change Log major mode.")
-(if change-log-mode-map
-    nil
-  (setq change-log-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
-  (define-key change-log-mode-map "\M-q" 'change-log-fill-paragraph))
-
 ;; It might be nice to have a general feature to replace this.  The idea I
 ;; have is a variable giving a regexp matching text which should not be
 ;; moved from bol by filling.  change-log-mode would set this to "^\\s *\\s(".
@@ -271,19 +455,39 @@ Runs `change-log-mode-hook'."
   "Fill the paragraph, but preserve open parentheses at beginning of lines.
 Prefix arg means justify as well."
   (interactive "P")
-  (let ((paragraph-separate (concat paragraph-separate "\\|^\\s *\\s("))
-       (paragraph-start (concat paragraph-start "\\|^\\s *\\s(")))
-    (fill-paragraph justify)))
+  (let ((end (progn (forward-paragraph) (point)))
+       (beg (progn (backward-paragraph) (point)))
+       (paragraph-start (concat paragraph-start "\\|\\s *\\s(")))
+    (fill-region beg end justify)
+    t))
 \f
-(defvar add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
-  "^\\([A-Z][A-Z_ ]*[A-Z_]\\|[a-z_---A-Z]+\\)[ \t]*[:=]"
-  "*Heuristic regexp used by `add-log-current-defun' for unknown major modes.")
+(defcustom add-log-current-defun-header-regexp
+  "^\\([A-Z][A-Z_ ]*[A-Z_]\\|[-_a-zA-Z]+\\)[ \t]*[:=]"
+  "*Heuristic regexp used by `add-log-current-defun' for unknown major modes."
+  :type 'regexp
+  :group 'change-log)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-lisp-like-modes
+    '(emacs-lisp-mode lisp-mode scheme-mode lisp-interaction-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like Lisp to `add-log-current-defun'.")
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-c-like-modes
+    '(c-mode c++-mode c++-c-mode objc-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like C to `add-log-current-defun'.")
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar add-log-tex-like-modes
+    '(TeX-mode plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode plain-tex-mode latex-mode)
+  "*Modes that look like TeX to `add-log-current-defun'.")
+
+;;;###autoload
 (defun add-log-current-defun ()
   "Return name of function definition point is in, or nil.
 
 Understands C, Lisp, LaTeX (\"functions\" are chapters, sections, ...),
-Texinfo (@node titles), and Fortran.
+Texinfo (@node titles), Perl, and Fortran.
 
 Other modes are handled by a heuristic that looks in the 10K before
 point for uppercase headings starting in the first column or
@@ -294,14 +498,15 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
   (condition-case nil
       (save-excursion
        (let ((location (point)))
-         (cond ((memq major-mode '(emacs-lisp-mode lisp-mode scheme-mode))
-                ;; If we are now precisely a the beginning of a defun,
+         (cond ((memq major-mode add-log-lisp-like-modes)
+                ;; If we are now precisely at the beginning of a defun,
                 ;; make sure beginning-of-defun finds that one
                 ;; rather than the previous one.
                 (or (eobp) (forward-char 1))
                 (beginning-of-defun)
                 ;; Make sure we are really inside the defun found, not after it.
-                (if (and (progn (end-of-defun)
+                (if (and (looking-at "\\s(")
+                         (progn (end-of-defun)
                                 (< location (point)))
                          (progn (forward-sexp -1)
                                 (>= location (point))))
@@ -309,17 +514,18 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                       (if (looking-at "\\s(")
                           (forward-char 1))
                       (forward-sexp 1)
-                      (skip-chars-forward " ")
+                      (skip-chars-forward " '")
                       (buffer-substring (point)
                                         (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))))
-               ((and (memq major-mode '(c-mode 'c++-mode))
-                     (save-excursion (beginning-of-line)
-                                     ;; Use eq instead of = here to avoid
-                                     ;; error when at bob and char-after
-                                     ;; returns nil.
-                                     (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\)
-                                       (forward-line -1))
-                                     (looking-at "[ \t]*#[ \t]*define[ \t]")))
+               ((and (memq major-mode add-log-c-like-modes)
+                     (save-excursion
+                       (beginning-of-line)
+                       ;; Use eq instead of = here to avoid
+                       ;; error when at bob and char-after
+                       ;; returns nil.
+                       (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\)
+                         (forward-line -1))
+                       (looking-at "[ \t]*#[ \t]*define[ \t]")))
                 ;; Handle a C macro definition.
                 (beginning-of-line)
                 (while (eq (char-after (- (point) 2)) ?\\) ;not =; note above
@@ -328,7 +534,7 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                 (skip-chars-forward " \t")
                 (buffer-substring (point)
                                   (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
-               ((memq major-mode '(c-mode 'c++-mode))
+               ((memq major-mode add-log-c-like-modes)
                 (beginning-of-line)
                 ;; See if we are in the beginning part of a function,
                 ;; before the open brace.  If so, advance forward.
@@ -352,7 +558,9 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                         ;; or the DEFUN macro used by the C library.
                         (if (condition-case nil
                                 (and (save-excursion
-                                       (forward-line 1)
+                                       (end-of-line)
+                                       (while (= (preceding-char) ?\\)
+                                         (end-of-line 2))
                                        (backward-sexp 1)
                                        (beginning-of-line)
                                        (setq tem (point))
@@ -368,40 +576,60 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                                     (skip-chars-forward " ,")))
                               (buffer-substring (point)
                                                 (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
-                          ;; Ordinary C function syntax.
-                          (setq beg (point))
-                          (if (condition-case nil
-                                  ;; Protect against "Unbalanced parens" error.
-                                  (progn
-                                    (down-list 1) ; into arglist
-                                    (backward-up-list 1)
-                                    (skip-chars-backward " \t")
-                                    t)
-                                (error nil))
-                              ;; Verify initial pos was after
-                              ;; real start of function.
-                              (if (and (save-excursion
-                                         (goto-char beg)
-                                         ;; For this purpose, include the line
-                                         ;; that has the decl keywords.  This
-                                         ;; may also include some of the
-                                         ;; comments before the function.
-                                         (while (and (not (bobp))
-                                                     (save-excursion
-                                                       (forward-line -1)
-                                                       (looking-at "[^\n\f]")))
-                                           (forward-line -1))
-                                         (>= location (point)))
-                                       ;; Consistency check: going down and up
-                                       ;; shouldn't take us back before BEG.
-                                       (> (point) beg))
-                                  (buffer-substring (point)
-                                                    (progn (backward-sexp 1)
-                                                           (point))))))))))
-               ((memq major-mode
-                      '(TeX-mode plain-TeX-mode LaTeX-mode;; tex-mode.el
-                                 plain-tex-mode latex-mode;; cmutex.el
-                                 ))
+                           (if (looking-at "^[+-]")
+                               (change-log-get-method-definition)
+                             ;; Ordinary C function syntax.
+                             (setq beg (point))
+                             (if (and (condition-case nil
+                                         ;; Protect against "Unbalanced parens" error.
+                                         (progn
+                                           (down-list 1) ; into arglist
+                                           (backward-up-list 1)
+                                           (skip-chars-backward " \t")
+                                           t)
+                                       (error nil))
+                                     ;; Verify initial pos was after
+                                     ;; real start of function.
+                                     (save-excursion
+                                       (goto-char beg)
+                                       ;; For this purpose, include the line
+                                       ;; that has the decl keywords.  This
+                                       ;; may also include some of the
+                                       ;; comments before the function.
+                                       (while (and (not (bobp))
+                                                   (save-excursion
+                                                     (forward-line -1)
+                                                     (looking-at "[^\n\f]")))
+                                         (forward-line -1))
+                                       (>= location (point)))
+                                          ;; Consistency check: going down and up
+                                          ;; shouldn't take us back before BEG.
+                                          (> (point) beg))
+                                (let (end middle)
+                                  ;; Don't include any final newline
+                                  ;; in the name we use.
+                                  (if (= (preceding-char) ?\n)
+                                      (forward-char -1))
+                                  (setq end (point))
+                                  (backward-sexp 1)
+                                  ;; Now find the right beginning of the name.
+                                  ;; Include certain keywords if they
+                                  ;; precede the name.
+                                  (setq middle (point))
+                                  (forward-word -1)
+                                  ;; Ignore these subparts of a class decl
+                                  ;; and move back to the class name itself.
+                                  (while (looking-at "public \\|private ")
+                                    (skip-chars-backward " \t:")
+                                    (setq end (point))
+                                    (backward-sexp 1)
+                                    (setq middle (point))
+                                    (forward-word -1))
+                                  (and (bolp)
+                                       (looking-at "struct \\|union \\|class ")
+                                       (setq middle (point)))
+                                  (buffer-substring middle end)))))))))
+               ((memq major-mode add-log-tex-like-modes)
                 (if (re-search-backward
                      "\\\\\\(sub\\)*\\(section\\|paragraph\\|chapter\\)" nil t)
                     (progn
@@ -411,7 +639,11 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                                           (end-of-line)
                                           (point))))))
                ((eq major-mode 'texinfo-mode)
-                (if (re-search-backward "^@node[ \t]+\\([^,]+\\)," nil t)
+                (if (re-search-backward "^@node[ \t]+\\([^,\n]+\\)" nil t)
+                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+                                      (match-end 1))))
+               ((eq major-mode 'perl-mode)
+                (if (re-search-backward "^sub[ \t]+\\([^ \t\n]+\\)" nil t)
                     (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
                                       (match-end 1))))
                 ((eq major-mode 'fortran-mode)
@@ -444,6 +676,34 @@ Has a preference of looking backwards."
                                         (match-end 1))))))))
     (error nil)))
 
+(defvar change-log-get-method-definition-md)
+
+;; Subroutine used within change-log-get-method-definition.
+;; Add the last match in the buffer to the end of `md',
+;; followed by the string END; move to the end of that match.
+(defun change-log-get-method-definition-1 (end)
+  (setq change-log-get-method-definition-md
+       (concat change-log-get-method-definition-md
+               (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))
+               end))
+  (goto-char (match-end 0)))
+
+;; For objective C, return the method name if we are in a method.
+(defun change-log-get-method-definition ()
+  (let ((change-log-get-method-definition-md "["))
+    (save-excursion
+      (if (re-search-backward "^@implementation\\s-*\\([A-Za-z_]*\\)" nil t)
+         (change-log-get-method-definition-1 " ")))
+    (save-excursion
+      (cond
+       ((re-search-forward "^\\([-+]\\)[ \t\n\f\r]*\\(([^)]*)\\)?\\s-*" nil t)
+       (change-log-get-method-definition-1 "")
+       (while (not (looking-at "[{;]"))
+         (looking-at
+          "\\([A-Za-z_]*:?\\)\\s-*\\(([^)]*)\\)?[A-Za-z_]*[ \t\n\f\r]*")
+         (change-log-get-method-definition-1 ""))
+       (concat change-log-get-method-definition-md "]"))))))
+
 
 (provide 'add-log)