(ensure_echo_area_buffers): If a buffer was killed and a

new buffer is created, make sure make sure echo_area_buffer[]
references the new buffer.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index cbc2caca52b..2ced3a81004 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-08-07  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+        * xdisp.c (ensure_echo_area_buffers): If a buffer was killed, and
+        a new buffer is created, make sure echo_area_buffer[] references
+        the new buffer.
+
 2000-08-07  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
         * msdos.c (Fmsdos_set_mouse_buttons): Add missing backslashes in
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index ba2ae579660..da189e5b48f 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -5438,9 +5438,17 @@ ensure_echo_area_buffers ()
         || NILP (XBUFFER (echo_buffer[i])->name))
       {
         char name[30];
+        Lisp_Object old_buffer;
+        int j;
+
+        old_buffer = echo_buffer[i];
         sprintf (name, " *Echo Area %d*", i);
         echo_buffer[i] = Fget_buffer_create (build_string (name));
         XBUFFER (echo_buffer[i])->truncate_lines = Qnil;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < 2; ++j)
+          if (EQ (old_buffer, echo_area_buffer[j]))
+            echo_area_buffer[j] = echo_buffer[i];
       }
 }