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

diff --git a/lisp/locate.el b/lisp/locate.el
index d0ef749..bc2dce9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/locate.el
+++ b/lisp/locate.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
 ;; any later version.
 
 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ that is, with a prefix arg, you get the default behavior."
        (skip-chars-backward "." pt)
        (point)))))
 
+;; Function for use in interactive declarations.
 (defun locate-prompt-for-search-string ()
   (if (or (and current-prefix-arg
               (not locate-prompt-for-command))
@@ -405,14 +406,10 @@ there is no file name on the current line, the return value is
 meaningless.  You can check whether the current line contains a file
 listed by the locate program, using the function
 `locate-main-listing-line-p'."
-  (save-excursion
-    (end-of-line)
-    (let ((eol (point)))
-      (beginning-of-line)
-
-      ;; Assumes names end at the end of the line
-      (forward-char locate-filename-indentation)
-      (list (point) eol))))
+  (list (+ locate-filename-indentation
+           (line-beginning-position))
+        ;; Assume names end at the end of the line.
+        (line-end-position)))
 
 ;; From SQL-mode
 (defun locate-current-line-number ()
@@ -668,7 +665,12 @@ locate database using the shell command in `locate-update-command'."
 
 ;; Only for GNU locate
 (defun locate-in-alternate-database  (search-string database)
-  "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database."
+  "Run the GNU locate program, using an alternate database.
+
+This command only works if you use GNU locate.  It does not work
+properly if `locate-prompt-for-command' is set to t.  In that
+case, you can just run the regular `locate' command and specify
+the database on the command line."
   (interactive
       (list
        (progn