(highlight-changes-rotate-faces): Don't set modified flag of buffer.

Use `inhibit-modification-hooks'.

1 files changed, 31 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/hilit-chg.el b/lisp/hilit-chg.el
index c867bcfaf08..19cecb1c8be 100644
--- a/lisp/hilit-chg.el
+++ b/lisp/hilit-chg.el
@@ -790,17 +790,37 @@ this, eval the following in the buffer to be saved:
   (interactive)
   ;; If not in active mode do nothing but don't complain because this
   ;; may be bound to a hook.
-  (if (eq highlight-changes-mode 'active)
-      (let ((after-change-functions nil))
-        ;; ensure hilit-chg-list is made and up to date
-        (hilit-chg-make-list)
-        ;; remove our existing overlays
-        (hilit-chg-hide-changes)
-        ;; for each change text property, increment it
-        (hilit-chg-map-changes 'hilit-chg-bump-change)
-        ;; and display them all if active
-        (if (eq highlight-changes-mode 'active)
-            (hilit-chg-display-changes))))
+  (when (eq highlight-changes-mode 'active)
+    (let ((modified (buffer-modified-p))
+          (inhibit-modification-hooks t))
+      ;; The `modified' related code tries to combine two goals: (1) Record the
+      ;; rotation in `buffer-undo-list' and (2) avoid setting the modified flag
+      ;; of the current buffer due to the rotation.  We do this by inserting (in
+      ;; `buffer-undo-list') entries restoring buffer-modified-p to nil before
+      ;; and after the entry for the rotation.
+      (unless modified
+        ;; Install the "before" entry.
+        (setq buffer-undo-list
+              (cons '(apply restore-buffer-modified-p nil)
+                    buffer-undo-list)))
+      (unwind-protect
+          (progn
+            ;; ensure hilit-chg-list is made and up to date
+            (hilit-chg-make-list)
+            ;; remove our existing overlays
+            (hilit-chg-hide-changes)
+            ;; for each change text property, increment it
+            (hilit-chg-map-changes 'hilit-chg-bump-change)
+            ;; and display them all if active
+            (if (eq highlight-changes-mode 'active)
+                (hilit-chg-display-changes)))
+        (unless modified
+          ;; Install the "after" entry.
+          (setq buffer-undo-list
+                (cons '(apply restore-buffer-modified-p nil)
+                      buffer-undo-list))
+
+          (restore-buffer-modified-p nil)))))
   ;; This always returns nil so it is safe to use in write-file-functions
   nil)