Jeff> lisp/files.el (defvar auto-mode-alist '(... ("\\.tar\\'" . tar-mode) I suspect this should go away, since tar-mode should do its own update via auto-autoloads. In fact, maybe lisp/files.el should do (defvar auto-mode-alist nil ...) Jeff> Perhaps this should be replaced with one pattern that Jeff> matches .tar, .taz, and .tgz? The last two cannot work without jka-compr, which some people do not have in their environment because it can't be made buffer-local. -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ What are those straight lines for? "XEmacs rules."

Jeff> But, yes, jka is required for tgz. So maybe one pattern Jeff> ("\\.tar\\'" . tar-mode) and one pattern loaded by jka Jeff> ("\\.t[ag]z\\'" . tar-mode) Jeff> The main complaint was that .taz wasn't in auto-mode-alist, Jeff> when .tgz was. Submit a patch against jka-compr.el to xemacs-patches(a)xemacs.org. In the fullness of time it will be reviewed, applied, and appear on a mirror near you. Typically 2-3 weeks depending on Steve Youngs' schedule, a little longer to find its way into the SUMO. Jeff> And, I dislike the duplication of .tar. This will not get fixed in 21.4, it's nothing like a critical bug. But you could submit a patch against 21.5 for testing. And you can fix it locally if you're using CVS, CVS will preserve your mods. -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ What are those straight lines for? "XEmacs rules."