branch: externals/compat
commit b467df10ca533c8940b27c3612f15acabdcd1de3
Author: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Commit: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Add file-attribute-file-identifier
---
compat-29.el | 7 +++++++
compat-tests.el | 1 +
compat.texi | 7 +++++++
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/compat-29.el b/compat-29.el
index 2280d5e5a2..6ecf0fca9d 100644
--- a/compat-29.el
+++ b/compat-29.el
@@ -483,6 +483,13 @@ The variable list SPEC is the same as in `if-let'."
;;;; Defined in files.el
+(compat-defun file-attribute-file-identifier (attributes) ;; <OK>
+ "The inode and device numbers in ATTRIBUTES returned by `file-attributes'.
+The value is a list of the form (INODENUM DEVICE), where DEVICE could be
+either a single number or a cons cell of two numbers.
+This tuple of numbers uniquely identifies the file."
+ (nthcdr 10 attributes))
+
(compat-defun file-name-parent-directory (filename) ;; <UNTESTED>
"Return the directory name of the parent directory of FILENAME.
If FILENAME is at the root of the filesystem, return nil.
diff --git a/compat-tests.el b/compat-tests.el
index 735fc667a9..605b58e82c 100644
--- a/compat-tests.el
+++ b/compat-tests.el
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
(ert-deftest file-attribute-getters ()
(let ((attrs '(type link-number user-id group-id access-time
modification-time
status-change-time size modes unspecified inode-number
device-number)))
+ (should-equal (file-attribute-file-identifier attrs) '(inode-number
device-number))
(should-equal (file-attribute-type attrs) 'type)
(should-equal (file-attribute-link-number attrs) 'link-number)
(should-equal (file-attribute-user-id attrs) 'user-id)
diff --git a/compat.texi b/compat.texi
index 631ba8f80a..ffdadaee99 100644
--- a/compat.texi
+++ b/compat.texi
@@ -2318,6 +2318,13 @@ etc. -- will not be noticed, and the buffer will still
be marked
unmodified, effectively ignoring those changes.
@end defmac
+@defun file-attribute-file-identifier
+Return the fields @code{(inodenum device)} as a list from attributes
+generated by @code{file-attributes}.
+
+@xref{File Attributes,,,elisp}.
+@end defun
+
@c copied from lispref/files.texi
@defun file-name-parent-directory filename
This function returns the directory name of the parent directory of
