Re: copyright-update-directory / Copyright at the bottom of files

[Reiner Steib]

On Mon, Mar 03 2008, Glenn Morris wrote:

> Reiner Steib wrote:
[...]
>> Unless there are objections or there is a better solution available,
>> I'll add this to `copyright.el' in a few days:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (defun copyright-update-directory (directory match)
>>   "Update copyright notice for all files in DIRECTORY matching MATCH."
>
> Worth having, IMO.

Added.

>> As because of `copyright-limit's default of 2000, it fails to update
>> the years in (Gnus) ChangeLog files.  Maybe `copyright-update' should
>> search at the bottom of the file as well?
>
> Good idea. Perhaps controlled by a buffer-local variable that could be
> set non-nil in ChangeLogs?

A buffer-local variable makes sense.  But ChangeLogs should be treated
like this automatically (i.e. w/o such a variable, maybe by checking
major-mode).  Are there any other files that usually have the
copyright near the end?

Bye, Reiner.
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