(recentf-save-file-coding-system): New variable.

(recentf-save-list): Encode the file by
recentf-save-file-coding-system and add coding: tag.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/recentf.el b/lisp/recentf.el
index 40a9204267e..cf61b688eb5 100644
--- a/lisp/recentf.el
+++ b/lisp/recentf.el
@@ -1137,6 +1137,12 @@ default."
   ";;; Automatically generated by `recentf' on %s.\n"
   "Header to be written into the `recentf-save-file'.")
 
+(defconst recentf-save-file-coding-system
+  (if (coding-system-p 'utf-8-emacs)
+      'utf-8-emacs
+    'emacs-mule)
+  "Coding system of the file `recentf-save-file'.")
+
 (defun recentf-save-list ()
   "Save the recent list.
 Write data into the file specified by `recentf-save-file'."
@@ -1144,9 +1150,13 @@ Write data into the file specified by `recentf-save-file'."
   (condition-case error
       (with-temp-buffer
         (erase-buffer)
+        (set-buffer-file-coding-system recentf-save-file-coding-system)
         (insert (format recentf-save-file-header (current-time-string)))
         (recentf-dump-variable 'recentf-list recentf-max-saved-items)
         (recentf-dump-variable 'recentf-filter-changer-state)
+        (insert "\n\n;;; Local Variables:\n"
+                (format ";;; coding: %s\n" recentf-save-file-coding-system)
+                ";;; End:\n")
         (write-file (expand-file-name recentf-save-file))
         nil)
     (error
@@ -1207,6 +1217,6 @@ that were operated on recently."
 (provide 'recentf)
 
 (run-hooks 'recentf-load-hook)
-
+
 ;;; arch-tag: 78f1eec9-0d16-4d19-a4eb-2e4529edb62a
 ;;; recentf.el ends here