Function: batch-info-validate

batch-info-validate is an autoloaded and byte-compiled function defined in informat.el.gz.

Signature

(batch-info-validate)

Documentation

Run Info-validate on the files remaining on the command line.

Must be used only with -batch, and kills Emacs on completion. Each file will be processed even if an error occurred previously. For example, invoke "emacs -batch -f batch-info-validate $info/ ~/*.info"

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/informat.el.gz
;;;###autoload
(defun batch-info-validate ()
  "Run `Info-validate' on the files remaining on the command line.
Must be used only with -batch, and kills Emacs on completion.
Each file will be processed even if an error occurred previously.
For example, invoke \"emacs -batch -f batch-info-validate $info/ ~/*.info\""
  (if (not noninteractive)
      (error "batch-info-validate may only be used -batch"))
  (let ((version-control t)
	(auto-save-default nil)
	(find-file-run-dired nil)
	(kept-old-versions 259259)
	(kept-new-versions 259259))
    (let ((error 0)
	  file
	  (files ()))
      (while command-line-args-left
	(setq file (expand-file-name (car command-line-args-left)))
	(cond ((not (file-exists-p file))
	       (message ">> %s does not exist!" file)
	       (setq error 1
		     command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
	      ((file-directory-p file)
	       (setq command-line-args-left (nconc (directory-files file)
					      (cdr command-line-args-left))))
	      (t
	       (setq files (cons file files)
		     command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))))
      (while files
	(setq file (car files)
	      files (cdr files))
	(let ((lose nil))
	  (condition-case err
	      (progn
		(if buffer-file-name (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
		(find-file file)
		(buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
		(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
		(fundamental-mode)
		(let ((case-fold-search nil))
		  (goto-char (point-max))
		  (cond ((search-backward "\n\^_\^L\nTag table:\n" nil t)
			 (message "%s already tagified" file))
			((< (point-max) 30000)
			 (message "%s too small to bother tagifying" file))
			(t
			 (Info-tagify))))
		(let ((loss-name " *problems in info file*"))
		  (message "Checking validity of info file %s..." file)
		  (if (get-buffer loss-name)
		      (kill-buffer loss-name))
		  (Info-validate)
		  (if (not (get-buffer loss-name))
		      nil ;(message "Checking validity of info file %s... OK" file)
		    (message "----------------------------------------------------------------------")
		    (message ">> PROBLEMS IN INFO FILE %s" file)
		    (with-current-buffer loss-name
		      (princ (buffer-substring-no-properties
			      (point-min) (point-max))))
		    (message "----------------------------------------------------------------------")
		    (setq error 1 lose t)))
		(if (and (buffer-modified-p)
			 (not lose))
		    (progn (message "Saving modified %s" file)
			   (save-buffer))))
	    (error (message ">> Error: %s" (prin1-to-string err))))))
      (kill-emacs error))))