Re: docview & tramp revert-buffer problem

[Michael Albinus]

Iakov Davydov <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Iakov,

> I have problem with reverting buffer when opening pdf via tramp.
>
> Steps to reproduce are like this:
> 1. Open pdf with tramp over ssh -> DocView mode.
> 2. Update the pdf somehow on the server.
> 3. Press 'g' to revert buffer (doc-view-revert-buffer)  -> "yes".
>
> If the pdf was updated, I expect to see an updated pdf. Instead I see
> an old pdf.

There is another open Emacs problem wrt reverting non-textual buffers,
see <https://debbugs.gnu.org/16515>. Don't know, whether it is related.

> Is it an expected behavior somehow?

No, that's not expected. Do you see the same problem with local PDF files?

If time permits I'll check; unfortunately I'm very short in time these
days. Maybe somebody else could say something about.

> Thanks,
> Iakov

Best regards, Michael.