src/insdel.c (adjust_markers_for_replace): Fix insertion case

test/src/editfns-tests.el (editfns-tests--insert-via-replace): New test

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/insdel.c b/src/insdel.c
index 20267265ab8..053b2d46380 100644
--- a/src/insdel.c
+++ b/src/insdel.c
@@ -348,12 +348,20 @@ adjust_markers_for_replace (ptrdiff_t from, ptrdiff_t from_byte,
   ptrdiff_t diff_chars = new_chars - old_chars;
   ptrdiff_t diff_bytes = new_bytes - old_bytes;
 
+  if (old_chars == 0)
+    {
+      /* Just an insertion: markers at FROM may need to move or not depending
+         on their marker type.  Delegate this special case to
+         'adjust_markers_for_insert' so the loop below can remain oblivious
+         to marker types.  */
+      adjust_markers_for_insert (from, from_byte,
+                                 from + new_chars, from_byte + new_bytes,
+                                 false);
+      return;
+    }
+
   adjust_suspend_auto_hscroll (from, from + old_chars);
 
-  /* FIXME: When OLD_CHARS is 0, this "replacement" is really just an
-     insertion, but the behavior we provide here in that case is that of
-     `insert-before-markers` rather than that of `insert`.
-     Maybe not a bug, but not a feature either.  */
   for (m = BUF_MARKERS (current_buffer); m; m = m->next)
     {
       if (m->bytepos >= prev_to_byte)
@@ -371,8 +379,7 @@ adjust_markers_for_replace (ptrdiff_t from, ptrdiff_t from_byte,
   check_markers ();
 
   adjust_overlays_for_insert (from + old_chars, new_chars, true);
-  if (old_chars)
-    adjust_overlays_for_delete (from, old_chars);
+  adjust_overlays_for_delete (from, old_chars);
 }
 
 /* Starting at POS (BYTEPOS), find the byte position corresponding to