Use find -exec with '+' for grep-find if supported.

* lisp/progmodes/grep.el (grep-find-use-xargs): Doc fix.
(grep-compute-defaults): Check for `-exec COMMAND +' support.
Set grep-find-use-xargs, grep-find-command, and grep-find-template
accordingly.  Don't add the null-device if not needed.

2 files changed, 31 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index ba9532ff0d8..006d0aa601d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2011-04-02  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+        * progmodes/grep.el (grep-find-use-xargs): Doc fix.
+        (grep-compute-defaults): Check for `-exec COMMAND +' support.
+        Set grep-find-use-xargs, grep-find-command, and grep-find-template
+        accordingly.  Don't add the null-device if not needed.
+
         * files.el (save-some-buffers): Doc fix.
 
 2011-04-02  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/grep.el b/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
index a4c9b7fccba..58f2ee98f3c 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
@@ -440,10 +440,11 @@ This variable's value takes effect when `grep-compute-defaults' is called.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defvar grep-find-use-xargs nil
-  "Non-nil means that `grep-find' uses the `xargs' utility by default.
-If `exec', use `find -exec'.
+  "How to invoke find and grep.
+If `exec', use `find -exec {} ;'.
+If `exec-plus' use `find -exec {} +'.
 If `gnu', use `find -print0' and `xargs -0'.
-Any other non-nil value means to use `find -print' and `xargs'.
+Any other value means to use `find -print' and `xargs'.
 
 This variable's value takes effect when `grep-compute-defaults' is called.")
 
@@ -561,6 +562,10 @@ Set up `compilation-exit-message-function' and run `grep-setup-hook'."
         (unless grep-find-use-xargs
           (setq grep-find-use-xargs
                 (cond
+                 ((grep-probe find-program
+                              `(nil nil nil ,null-device "-exec" "echo"
+                                    "{}" "+"))
+                  'exec-plus)
                  ((and
                    (grep-probe find-program `(nil nil nil ,null-device "-print0"))
                    (grep-probe xargs-program `(nil nil nil "-0" "-e" "echo")))
@@ -575,13 +580,17 @@ Set up `compilation-exit-message-function' and run `grep-setup-hook'."
                        ;; forward slashes as directory separators.
                        (format "%s . -type f -print0 | \"%s\" -0 -e %s"
                                find-program xargs-program grep-command))
-                      ((eq grep-find-use-xargs 'exec)
+                      ((memq grep-find-use-xargs '(exec exec-plus))
                        (let ((cmd0 (format "%s . -type f -exec %s"
-                                           find-program grep-command)))
+                                           find-program grep-command))
+                             (null (if grep-use-null-device
+                                       (format "%s " null-device)
+                                     "")))
                          (cons
-                          (format "%s {} %s %s"
-                                  cmd0 null-device
-                                  (shell-quote-argument ";"))
+                          (if (eq grep-find-use-xargs 'exec-plus)
+                              (format "%s %s{} +" cmd0 null)
+                            (format "%s {} %s%s" cmd0 null
+                                    (shell-quote-argument ";")))
                           (1+ (length cmd0)))))
                       (t
                        (format "%s . -type f -print | \"%s\" %s"
@@ -589,14 +598,20 @@ Set up `compilation-exit-message-function' and run `grep-setup-hook'."
         (unless grep-find-template
           (setq grep-find-template
                 (let ((gcmd (format "%s <C> %s <R>"
-                                    grep-program grep-options)))
+                                    grep-program grep-options))
+                      (null (if grep-use-null-device
+                                (format "%s " null-device)
+                              "")))
                   (cond ((eq grep-find-use-xargs 'gnu)
                          (format "%s . <X> -type f <F> -print0 | \"%s\" -0 -e %s"
                                  find-program xargs-program gcmd))
                         ((eq grep-find-use-xargs 'exec)
-                         (format "%s . <X> -type f <F> -exec %s {} %s %s"
-                                 find-program gcmd null-device
+                         (format "%s . <X> -type f <F> -exec %s {} %s%s"
+                                 find-program gcmd null
                                  (shell-quote-argument ";")))
+                        ((eq grep-find-use-xargs 'exec-plus)
+                         (format "%s . <X> -type f <F> -exec %s %s{} +"
+                                 find-program gcmd null))
                         (t
                          (format "%s . <X> -type f <F> -print | \"%s\" %s"
                                  find-program xargs-program gcmd))))))))