Atomically update subdirs.el.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a65c581ac4f..c2cf2d8ef13 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-11-17  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
+
+        * update-subdirs: Atomically update subdirs.el.
+
 2007-11-17  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * Makefile.in (check-declare): New target.
diff --git a/update-subdirs b/update-subdirs
index c1d44cab9b9..1d9cc68812c 100755
--- a/update-subdirs
+++ b/update-subdirs
@@ -37,17 +37,16 @@ done
 if [ "x$subdirs" = x ]; then
   rm -f subdirs.el
 else
-
-  echo ";; -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-" > subdirs.el
-
-  echo ";; In load-path, after this directory should come
-;; certain of its subdirectories.  Here we specify them." >> subdirs.el
-
-  echo "(normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '($subdirs))
+  rm -f subdirs.el~
+  echo ";; -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-
+;; In load-path, after this directory should come
+;; certain of its subdirectories.  Here we specify them.
+(normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '($subdirs))
 ;; Local" "Variables:
 ;; version-control: never
 ;; no-byte-compile: t
-;; End:" >> subdirs.el
+;; End:" > subdirs.el~
+  mv subdirs.el~ subdirs.el
 fi
 
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